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­S Science Advisers Outline Path to Genetically Modified Babies


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Gene editing

Credit: Nature

Scientists should be permitted to modify human embryos destined for implantation in the womb to eliminate devastating genetic diseases such as sickle-cell anaemia or cystic fibrosis—once gene-editing techniques advance sufficiently for use in people and proper restrictions are in place.

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