In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?
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Champions of xenotransplantation see it as the solution to organ shortages across the world. But this technology has other applications.
Scientific and public uproar resulted when the Chinese scientist announced the births of the first human babies with heritable edits to their genes. A new documentary reexamines the saga.
The achievement didn’t live up to the hype, but it has illuminated new areas of ‘genetic dark matter’.
Our approach to controversial technologies shouldn’t be guided by scientists alone, nor by peddlers of misinformation on social media. A citizens’ assembly could walk the line between the two.
The debate about gene editing will help shape the future of the human race. But how should the discussion get started?
Ideas from economics might help us decide the most ethical way of using gene editing technology for human enhancement in the future.
CRISPR technology could have momentous effects if it’s used to edit genes that will be inherited by future generations. Researchers and ethicists continue to weigh appropriate guidelines.
Scientists and ethicists have called for a five-year moratorium on editing human genes that will pass on to future generations. Yes, society needs to figure out how to proceed – but is this the best way?
CRISPR babies may be just the beginning. China has a different take than the West on ethics and how to get ahead in business and other endeavors.
Gene editing through CRISPR may have greater consequences than climate change or unleashing the energy of the atom.
In an era of big scientific collaborations, China’s renegade actions have hurt its reputation. As international researchers back away, it may be the country’s military that ultimately suffers.
Chinese researcher He Jiankui told a spellbound audience how he created gene-edited babies. With a couple of revealing slides, we can see what he did and speculate what health problems might ensue.
Chinese researcher, Jainkui He claims to have created the world’s first genome-edited twins. Such action would pose unknown risks to the lives of these children and to humanity as a whole.
The announcement of the birth of babies with edited genes has been met by a deluge of scientific and ethical criticism. Public discussion focuses on risks and benefits – was breaking this taboo worth it?
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Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
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Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Dalhousie University
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Director of Research and Professor of Pathology, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Senior Research Fellow, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Lecturer, Attorney, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor in Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Governance, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of History, Nanyang Technological University
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Law lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professor in Functional Genetics, University of Aberdeen
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Vanier Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University
