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Human genome editing – the issues explored

December 20, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team crispr, editing embryos, ethics, germline editing, human genome editing, Influencing Policy, Sanger Science

Hayley Clissold from the Sanger Institute’s policy team team explores the issues surrounding gene editing and human embryos

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Editing embryos – Could you? Would you? Should you? Views from Genetic Counsellors

August 3, 2017November 9, 2018 Communications Team cripsr, designer babies, editing embryos, embryo, ethics, genetic counselling, germline editing, Influencing Policy, policy, pregnancy

03.08.17 This week the American Society of Human Genetics issued a policy on the application of germline editing – the ability to alter the genetic makeup of early stage embryos. Anna Middleton, one of the contributors to the statement, explains the policy’s position