Genome Editing & the Ethics of CRISPR-Cas9

Educational Resource
Author:Racine, Valerie
Abstract:

This historical case uses the April 2015 publication on editing the genomes of non-viable human embryos by Junjiu Huang et. al. to explore the ethical issues surrounding the development of gene editing technologies and application to humans.

Keywords:
Controversies, Embryo Research, Emerging Technologies, Ethics and Society
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2017
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/emerging-biotechnology-collection/genome-editing-ethics-crispr-cas9
    • Sponsoring Agency:
    NSF
    Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/8r8p-9568