Tag Archive for: bioethics

Alzheimers

Can Gene Editing Eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease?

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The development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made gene editing a relatively simple task.  While CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies stand to revolutionize…
CrispR DNA

Why CRISPR Technologies Won’t Lead to Designer Babies

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The prospect of designer babies has been a staple of the dystopian futures imagined by science-fiction writers, evoking fears of eugenics (e.g. Brave…
bioethics

Bioethics Explained: Genetic Engineering, Policy, and Ethics

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Bioethics asks how far new biological technologies, such as genetic engineering, cloning, and stem cell research, should be allowed to reshape human life,…