Genome editing and CRISPR: what Washington needs to know
It is important to engage the public in the debate about genome editing as early as possible, and in a way that is as open as possible, to make sure that all possible voices are included...
Dr Lara Marks
BioNews Articles by Dr Lara Marks
UNESCO's statement on CRISPR/Cas9 highlights the need for public engagement
The UNESCO International Bioethics Committee has released a statement reaffirming an earlier moratorium called by a group of US scientists on the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in human embryos. We argue that the current framing of the debate in terms of dystopic or imagined futures is too narrow and constrains the boundaries of the debate to germline applications...