Regulating the Brave New World of Human Gene Editing

Ethics in a post-CRISPR-Cas9 society.

By Paul Smaglik
Dec 21, 2016 6:00 AMNov 19, 2019 9:32 PM
Gene Editing IVF Science Source
A human embryo days after in vitro fertilization. The U.K. has approved CRISPR gene editing on human embryos. (Credit: Zephyr/Science Source)

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As the prospect of humans who have been genetically cut and pasted moves closer to reality, governments have begun to take notice of the need for regulation.

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