International commission launched to tackle tough questions around gene-editing
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Rebecca Trager2019-05-28T10:59:00
US and UK scientific academies have convened a new body charged with developing a global framework for heritable human genome editing
A new international commission has been convened to develop a framework for scientists, clinicians and regulatory authorities on the appropriate use of human germline genome editing. This action follows the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in November 2018, where Chinese researcher He Jiankui revealed that he had edited the genes of embryos that were subsequently implanted and carried to term.