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A San Francisco startup called Preventive, founded by gene-editing scientist Lucas Harrington, has raised $30 million to research embryo editing technology aimed at preventing hereditary diseases before birth.</span

A San Francisco startup called Preventive, founded by gene-editing scientist Lucas Harrington, has raised $30 million to research embryo editing technology aimed at preventing hereditary diseases before birth.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong are among the early investors backing Preventive, with Altman's husband Oliver Mulherin stating he led their investment to help families avoid genetic illness.</span

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong are among the early investors backing Preventive, with Altman's husband Oliver Mulherin stating he led their investment to help families avoid genetic illness.

Federal law prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from reviewing applications for human trials involving genetically edited embryos intended for pregnancy, forcing companies to explore operations outside the United States.</span

Federal law prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from reviewing applications for human trials involving genetically edited embryos intended for pregnancy, forcing companies to explore operations outside the United States.

Preventive has investigated foreign jurisdictions including the United Arab Emirates where embryo editing might be permitted, as the practice is illegal in the US and banned in over 70 countries worldwide.</span

Preventive has investigated foreign jurisdictions including the United Arab Emirates where embryo editing might be permitted, as the practice is illegal in the US and banned in over 70 countries worldwide.

The only known instance of genetically edited babies occurred in 2018 when Chinese scientist He Jiankui created twins altered to resist HIV, resulting in his three-year prison sentence for illegal medical practices.</span

The only known instance of genetically edited babies occurred in 2018 when Chinese scientist He Jiankui created twins altered to resist HIV, resulting in his three-year prison sentence for illegal medical practices.

Critics including UC Berkeley's Fyodor Urnov warn that commercial embryo editing risks crossing into eugenics, while supporters argue the technology could help families with devastating genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis.</span

Critics including UC Berkeley's Fyodor Urnov warn that commercial embryo editing risks crossing into eugenics, while supporters argue the technology could help families with devastating genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis.

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SF Startup Raises $30M for Embryo Gene Editing Research

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