In-vitro genome editing: no chance for a moratorium?

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A 18-strong group of scientists from seven countries, including the US, China and several European countries, published a statement on March 14th in the science journal Nature calling for a moratorium on heritable genome editing. This document highlights how heterogeneous scientists’ positions on the topic can be. Some aspects of the issue are left unsaid, and a number of “star” biologists did not sign the paper. As the shockwave created by Lulu and Nana’s birth slows down, different stakehol...