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The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentions

  • Written by John Evans, Professor of Sociology, University of California San Diego
The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentionsA Chinese scientist claims he edited the DNA of twin girls during an in vitro fertilization procedure. CI Photos / Shutterstock.com

It appears that researchers in China have facilitated the birth of the first “designer baby” – actually babies, twin girls who are supposedly genetically resistant to HIV. The scientist who created...

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