Cover of Altered Inheritance

Book 2019

Altered Inheritance

7 readers

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.--