Editing fetal genomes is on the agenda – a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with target communities should happen sooner rather than later
With their primary goal of advancing scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or motivated to consider the societal implications of the technologies they develop. Even in genomic medicine, which aims to benefit future patients, time and funding constraints make real-time ethical oversight difficult. In 2015, three years after scientists discovered how to permanently edit … Read more