1. Gene editing: An ethical disruptor?
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Chadwick, Ruth
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CONSENSUS (Social sciences) , *ETHICS , *GENETIC engineering , *INFORMED consent (Medical law) , *RESEARCH ethics , *SCIENTISTS , *TWINS , *PATIENT participation , *RESEARCH personnel , *HUMAN research subjects - Abstract
An editorial is presented on the use of gene editing to make infants immune towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It tells about the protein CCR5 being edited inside the body inorder to make it stronger against HIV. It talks about gene editing being called as disruptor technology due to it's affects. It speaks about gene editing going against the ethic of evolution.
- Published
- 2019
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