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What Is Prudent Governance of Human Genome Editing?
1A senior research associate for the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in Chicago, Illinois, and previously worked as an attorney editor and reference attorney at Thomson Reuters and practiced law in Chicago.
Abstract:
CRISPR technology has made questions about how best to regulate human genome editing immediately relevant. A sound and ethical governance structure for human genome editing is necessary, as the consequences of this new technology are far-reaching and profound. Because there are currently many risks associated with genome editing technology, the extent of which are unknown, regulatory prudence is ideal. When considering how best to create a prudent governance scheme, we can look to 2 guiding examples: the Asilomar conference of 1975 and the German Ethics Council guidelines for human germline intervention. Both models offer a path towards prudent regulation in the face of unknown and significant risks.
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