今天，賀建奎現(xiàn)身香港，在第二屆人類基因組編輯國際峰會發(fā)表了演講。
處在輿論漩渦中的賀建奎，如何解釋自己團隊的所作所為?
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因為“基因編輯嬰兒”成為輿論焦點的南方科技大學(xué)副教授賀建奎，剛剛結(jié)束了在香港第二屆國際基因編輯峰會的演講。
▲右下演講人為賀建奎 (by Zhang Hui/Global Times)
以下是Global Times在該論壇的前方記者整理出的賀建奎演講及發(fā)言重點，一起來圍觀下——
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關(guān)于“脫靶”
After birth, both Sanger sequencing and deep sequencing did not detect intergenic off-target observed during PGD… For whole genome sequencing, we did 100x cord blood, and 30x other. No off-target was observed, genome wide. We also observed no large deletions using whole genome sequencing.
賀建奎在展示實驗數(shù)據(jù)時提到，嬰兒出生后的各種檢測包括桑格測序和臍帶血檢測并未顯示任何脫靶現(xiàn)象，后期他的團隊還會繼續(xù)跟蹤監(jiān)測是否出現(xiàn)脫靶效應(yīng)。
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關(guān)于資金
He said he paid for medical care and expense for the patients personally. But the volunteer couples did not receive any extra money.
賀建奎還說參加實驗的志愿者夫婦的所有醫(yī)療護理費用也是由他個人負(fù)責(zé)。除此之外，志愿者夫婦并不會獲得額外的補助。
Some of the sequencing costs was covered by startup funding from his university. He denied that his company was involved in the project.
實驗中的一些測序工作是由來自南方科技大學(xué)的啟動資金負(fù)擔(dān)，賀建奎說道，但是他否認(rèn)自己的公司跟“基因編輯嬰兒”實驗有任何關(guān)聯(lián)。
