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Human genome editing offers tantalizing possibilities – but without clear guidelines, many ethical questions still remain

  • Written by André O. Hudson, Interim Dean/Professor-College of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
Human genome editing offers tantalizing possibilities – but without clear guidelines, many ethical questions still remainDNA editing has the capacity to treat many diseases, but how to do this safely and equitably remains unclear.KTSDESIGN/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, a three-day conference organized by the Royal Society, the U.K. Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and...

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