Now that the ability to selectively insert or remove genes from DNA is widespread,a ‘global discussion’ is being convened to agree fresh safeguardsThe question could hardly be more profound. Having stumbled upon a simple means to accomplish precise changes to the code of life, should humans take control of their genetic fate, and rewrite the DNA of future generations? Once an idea explored only in fiction,the prospect is now a genuine one. The inexorable rise of gene editing has place the technology in labs across the globe. The first experiments on human embryos have been done, in a tender to correct faulty genes that cause disease.
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Source: theguardian.com