Home » Gene Editing Summit Committee Statement Offers Support for Basic Research, Continued Discussion

Gene Editing Summit Committee Statement Offers Support for Basic Research, Continued Discussion

Dec 03, 2015
|
staff reporter

Washington, DC (GenomeWeb) — The organizing committee of the International Summit on Human Gene Editing today released a statement summarizing its conclusions following three days of discussions here about the technical, ethical, legal, and social implications of genome editing technology.

To read the full story....

Register for Free.

...and receive Daily News bulletins.

Already have an account?
Login Now.

The Scan

NIH's Collins on Harassment

In a statement, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins says sexual harassment is "morally indefensible" and "unacceptable."

With Eight Arms and Giant Eyes

Octopuses might owe their intelligence to their liberal alterations to their genes, Cosmos reports.

Missing From Trials

Stat News and ProPublica report that African Americans are underrepresented in cancer clinical trials.

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: genomic analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm, effect of probiotics on the microbiome, and more.

What's Popular?

In Policy & Legislation

  1. Congressional Committee Approves $2B Increase in NIH Funding

Sponsorships

Privacy Policy.  Terms & Conditions.  Copyright © 2018 GenomeWeb LLC.  All Rights Reserved.