All Gene-Editing Research Should Proceed Cautiously, Scientists Conclude - Scientific A... - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 06 Dec 15Tweaking the human genome with current and future gene-editing tools could lead to sophisticated treatments and prevention strategies for disease. The promise of those applications is reason enough to move forward with such work in the lab and clinic, albeit cautiously, the dozen scientists and bioethicists who organized the International Summit on Human Gene Editing said today after three days of deliberation and presentations in Washington, D.C.