Aunque las tecnologías de edición genética son prometedoras en términos de prevenir y tratar enfermedades hereditarias debilitantes, el nuevo estudio de Oregon Health & Science University revela limitaciones que se deben superar para poder considerar seguro y efectivo el método de edición genética previa a la implantación. (OHSU/Sara Hottman)

Interview with Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., in the Mitalipov lab at OHSU. (OHSU/Sara Hottman)

Paula Amato, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the OHSU School of Medicine, and Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., director of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Gene editing technologies hold promise in preventing and treating debilitating inherited diseases, however new research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals limitations that must be overcome before gene-editing to establish a pregnancy can be deemed safe or effective. (OHSU/Sara Hottman)

Eneida Nemecek, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., speaks at the TIME100 Health Leadership Forum about health care access gaps and solutions to address them. (Courtesy of TIME)