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1. 1. The Ethics of CRISPR : Using Human Germline Gene Modification to Prevent Genetic Disease

   Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

   Författare :Austen Yeager; [2016]
   Nyckelord :CRISPR; Human Germline; Gene Modification; Ethics; Genetic Disease;

   Sammanfattning : With the discovery and development of CRISPR, the technology that might allow us to modify the human germline is at our fingertips, and, consequently, serious practical and ethical consideration is warranted. In the following paper, I examine the ethics of using CRISPR in this way and argue that modifying the human germline for the purpose of preventing serious genetic disease is, in principle, ethically acceptable and ought to be allowed. LÄS MER