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Harvard researchers share views on future, ethics of gene editing – Harvard Gazette

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Harvard researchers and others share their views on the issues involved in gene editing.

Harvard researchers share views on future, ethics of gene editing — Harvard Gazette Medicine is at a turning point, on the cusp of major change as disruptive technologies such as gene, RNA, and cell therapies enable scientists to approach diseases in new ways. The swiftness of this change is being driven by innovations such as CRISPR gene editing , which makes it possible to correct errors in DNA with relative ease. Progress in this field has been so rapid that the dialogue around potential ethical, societal, and safety issues is scrambling to catch up. This disconnect was brought into s

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