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“I bet you won't”: The science–society wager on gene editing techniques
Author(s) -
Braun Matthias,
Dabrock Peter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201541935
Subject(s) - headline , humanity , classics , philosophy , art history , environmental ethics , theology , history , linguistics
By proposing a moratorium on human germ line editing using CRISPR, scientists have entered an all‐or‐nothing wager with public opinion. A better approach would be to convene a rational and broad discussion of the fair and ethical application and regulation of gene editing and other new technologies.