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Comment
. 2018 Dec;36(12):1205-1206.
doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.07.010. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

We Must Not Avoid Germline Gene Editing to Preserve Social Values: A Response to Saha et al

Iñigo de Miguel Beriain  1
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We Must Not Avoid Germline Gene Editing to Preserve Social Values: A Response to Saha et al

Iñigo de Miguel Beriain. Trends Biotechnol. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

A recent paper suggested that although the effects of germline gene editing in certain individuals might benefit them, their genomes should not be edited because societal interest might be affected. This statement contradicts the idea that human beings may never be used as means to an end.

Keywords: enhancement; germline gene editing; human dignity.

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  • Response to Beriain.
    Saha K, Hurlbut JB, Jasanoff S. Saha K, et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2018 Dec;36(12):1206-1207. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Sep 14. Trends Biotechnol. 2018. PMID: 30224226

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  • Building Capacity for a Global Genome Editing Observatory: Institutional Design.
    Saha K, Hurlbut JB, Jasanoff S, Ahmed A, Appiah A, Bartholet E, Baylis F, Bennett G, Church G, Cohen IG, Daley G, Finneran K, Hurlbut W, Jaenisch R, Lwoff L, Kimes JP, Mills P, Moses J, Park BS, Parens E, Salzman R, Saxena A, Simmet H, Simoncelli T, Snead OC, Rajan KS, Truog RD, Williams P, Woopen C. Saha K, et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2018 Aug;36(8):741-743. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.04.008. Epub 2018 Jun 8. Trends Biotechnol. 2018. PMID: 29891181 Free PMC article.

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