Cautious but proactive approach to gene editing urged by multiple organizations
Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 12:32
in Biology & Nature
An international group of 11 organizations with genetics expertise has issued a policy statement on germline genome editing in humans, which recommends against genome editing that culminates in human pregnancy; supports publicly funded, in vitro research into its potential clinical applications; and outlines scientific and societal steps necessary before implementation of such clinical applications is considered.