General Article Scientists disagree about the ethics and governance of human germline editing

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By Francoise Baylis and Marcy Darnovsky

Despite the appearance of agreement, scientists are not of the same mind about the ethics and governance of human germline editing. A careful review of public comments and published commentaries in top-tier science journals reveals marked differences in perspective. These divergences have significant implications for research practice and policy concerning heritable human genome editing.

The current chapter in the debate about the societal and political...

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