CRISPR-Cas9 revolutionized the precise editing of mammalian cells genome. The present
study explores genome editing (GE) in the context of the Responsible Research and …

This chapter reviews political, regulatory and ethical issues related to the implementation of
the CRISPR-Cas technology for genome editing in human cells. Regulations in the United …

Genetic engineering has provided humans the ability to transform organisms by direct
manipulation of genomes within a broad range of applications including agriculture (eg, GM …

Abstract In December 2016, the Opinion Group of the Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD)
of the University of Barcelona launched a Declaration on Bioethics and Gene Editing in …

We have read with interest the recent paper by Kang, et al (2017), addressing clinical and
ethical issues related to the safe and responsible use of CRISPR/Cas. The authors provide a …

Researchers are using a pair of initiatives, launched within a few days of each other, to
widen the discussion about genome editing oversight to include countries often excluded …

If we were to look ahead, perhaps with a wistful view to what we think would be interesting to
read about, the expanded availability, over the past two or three years, of gene editing …

As scientific research pushes the boundaries of knowledge, new discoveries and
technologies often raise ethical and social questions. Public responses vary from surprise, to …

Since the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in 2012 by Nobel prize winner Jennifer
Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, approaches for performing precise and targeted …

Gene editing has been a topic of controversy since the late 1970's, however as of 2015 the
topic of gene editing and its potential applications has shot to the forefront of biomedical …