Open AccessCRISPR/Cas faces the bioethics spotlight
Author(s) -
Jeffrey M. Perkel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/000114284
Subject(s) - crispr , genome editing , bioethics , ethical issues , computational biology , biology , genome , engineering ethics , genetics , engineering , gene
The speed and efficiency of the CRISPR/Cas system is creating not only experimental opportunities but also ethical challenges. Jeffrey Perkel looks at how researchers are approaching this powerful genome editing technology.
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