Why Embryos Should Not Be Off-Limits.

• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 313, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 10-10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article argues that the use of non-viable embryos in human germ line modification research should not be banned. It comments on research by Chinese scientists using CRISPR on early-stage non-viable embryos to try and repair a mutation in a gene responsible for beta thalassemia and talks about calls to ban future research. It considers the benefits of using early-stage, nonviable embryos to find treatments to prevent genetic disorders like muscular dystrophy and Huntington's disease.