Genetics Organizations Urge 'Cautious But Proactive' View on Genome Editing

Aug 03, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A groups of 11 genetics organizations have published a policy statement on germline genome editing in humans in the American Journal of Human Genetics today, recommending a "cautious but proactive approach" to the technology.

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