Book 2019
Altered Inheritance
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- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Biology
- Gene editing
- Moral and ethical aspects
- CRISPR (Genetics)
- Genetic engineering
- Risk assessment
- Medical ethics
- Ethics
With the advent of CRISPR gene-editing technology, designer babies have become a reality. Franc ʹoise Baylis insists that scientists alone cannot decide the terms of this new era in human evolution. Members of the public, with diverse interests and perspectives, must have a role in determining our future as a species.--