Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing

Nature. 2019 Mar;567(7747):165-168. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-00726-5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ethics; Genetics; Medical research; Policy.

MeSH terms

  • Embryo, Mammalian / metabolism
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro
  • Gene Editing / ethics*
  • Gene Editing / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Gene Pool
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Germ-Line Mutation / genetics*
  • Heredity / genetics*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Male
  • Morals
  • Ovum / metabolism
  • Risk Assessment
  • Social Change
  • Spermatozoa / metabolism