Recently, the use of gene editing has proven a useful practice in the prevention of genetic diseases and disorders for many humans around the globe. However, its ethical nature continues to be questionable in the eyes of modern researchers.
Particularly the National Institutes of Health, who recently released a statement recognizing the importance and usefulness of the procedure, but clearly stated they would not fund gene editing research conducted on human embryos.
"The concept of altering the human germline in embryos for clinical purposes has been debated over many years from many different perspectives, and has been viewed almost universally as a line that should not be crossed," the statement reads. "Advances in technology have given us an elegant new way of carrying out genome editing, but the strong arguments against engaging in this activity remain.
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Particularly the National Institutes of Health, who recently released a statement recognizing the importance and usefulness of the procedure, but clearly stated they would not fund gene editing research conducted on human embryos.
"The concept of altering the human germline in embryos for clinical purposes has been debated over many years from many different perspectives, and has been viewed almost universally as a line that should not be crossed," the statement reads. "Advances in technology have given us an elegant new way of carrying out genome editing, but the strong arguments against engaging in this activity remain.
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