建立一个适当的非洲框架,让公众参与人类基因组编辑:呼吁采取协同行动

Gerald Michael Ssebunnya1,2

  • 1Padre Pio Medical Centre, Gaborone, Botswana.

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概括

人类生殖系基因编辑为非洲普遍存在的遗传疾病提供了潜在的治疗方法. 然而,由于道德问题和公众参与的挑战,需要一个非洲框架来负责任地管理这种强大的生物技术.

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