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The moral imperative to continue gene editing research on human embryos

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The publication of the first study to use gene editing techniques in human embryos (Liang et al., 2015) has drawn outrage from many in the scientific community. The prestigious scientific journals Nature and Science have published commentaries which call for this research to be strongly discouraged or halted all together (Lanphier et al., 2015; Baltimore et al., 2015). We believe this should be questioned. There is a moral imperative to continue this research.

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Published
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10.1007/s13238-015-0184-y

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University of Oxford
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HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
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University of Oxford
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Philosophy Faculty
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Higher Education Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Protein and Cell Journal website
Volume:
6
Issue:
7
Pages:
476-479
Publication date:
2015-06-26
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EISSN:
1674-8018
ISSN:
1674-800X
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:528619
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uuid:cdef8350-a376-408c-990e-6aae3008079a
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pubs:528619
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528619
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2016-01-12

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