Making sense of it all: Ethical reflections on the conditions surrounding the first genome-edited babies [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

In November 2018 the birth of the first genome-edited human beings was announced by Chinese scientist, He Jiankui. The ensuing ethical controversy, institutional investigations and legal proceedings led to the revision of standards, rules and procedures at many levels. Arguably, however, these devel...

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Main Authors: Qi Chen, Yonghui Ma, Markus Labude, G Owen Schaefer, Vicki Xafis, Peter Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2021-06-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-216/v2