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Genetic Modification of Humans Now Inevitable?

March 29, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

Discussion of concerns over heritable human genetic modification has spiked in 2015. This dialogue is a good thing, but is it in a sense too late? Are genetically modified (GM) people a foregone conclusion? Rumors are swirling that upwards of four papers reporting production of GM human embryos are in various stages of review at high-profile …

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George Church on Germline Human Genetic Modification

March 9, 2015 January 21, 2023 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 17 Comments

I recently interviewed leading genomics scientist George Church on the ways that trends in genomics are changing our world. We also discussed the possibility of heritable human genetic modification. These days we more often call this “CRISPR babies.” His answers suggest that genomics and gene editing are poised to radically change our world. They could literally …

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