Embryo editing: The ethics of CRISPR

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• World Health Organization panel weighs in on CRISPR-babies debate

  

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  World Health Organization panel weighs in on CRISPR-babies debate

  nature.com - Reardon, Sara

  The World Health Organization (WHO) should create a global registry of studies that involve editing the human genome, and research funders and …

• Eric Lander, Françoise Baylis, Feng Zhang, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Paul Berg and specialists from seven countries call for an international governance framework.

  

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  Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing

  nature.com - Lander, Eric S.

  We call for a global moratorium on all clinical uses of human germline editing — that is, changing heritable DNA (in sperm, eggs or embryos) to make …

• As concerns surge after a bombshell revelation, here are four questions about this fast-moving field.

  

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  The CRISPR-baby scandal: what’s next for human gene-editing

  nature.com - Cyranoski, David

  In the three months since He Jiankui announced the birth of twin girls with edited genomes, the questions facing the scientific community have grown …

• To be successful as researchers, we must be able to think through the impacts of our work on society and speak up when necessary, says Natalie Kofler.

  

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  Why were scientists silent over gene-edited babies?

  nature.com - Kofler, Natalie

  Millions were shocked to learn of the birth of gene-edited babies last year, but apparently several scientists were already in the know. Chinese …

• The scientific community’s response to the CRISPR twins should not pre-empt broader discussion across society, warns J. Benjamin Hurlbut.

  

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  Human genome editing: ask whether, not how

  nature.com - Hurlbut, J. Benjamin

  Leaders in the scientific community are urgently seeking to set international standards for producing genetically modified humans. They are reacting …

• Startling human-genome editing claim leaves many open questions, from He Jiankui's next move to the future of the field.

  

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  First CRISPR babies: six questions that remain

  nature.com - Cyranoski, David

  The meeting at which He Jiankui explained his extraordinary claim to have helped produce the first babies — twin girls — born with edited genomes …