The Ethical Concerns of CRISPR Editing in Embryos
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i3.5121Keywords:
genetic engineering, synthetic biology, CRISPR, CRISPR-Cas9, genome editing, germline, germline editing, bioethicsAbstract
CRISPR is a tool in molecular biology with many far-reaching uses in medicine and research. Along with its well-known benefits for diagnostics and treatments, recent research has focused on how CRISPR can be used in gene editing in germline cells. This paper explicitly discusses and comments on the ethics of such genetic modifications and explores future solutions to resolve the ethical concerns of this field of research.
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