Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now's the time to work out the ethics
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 07:32
in Biology & Nature
The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they've successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo took some people by surprise.
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