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ARTICLE | Politics & Policy

Sangamo CEO wants moratorium on germline gene editing

March 14, 2015 2:12 AM UTC

A commentary published in the journal Nature by Edward Lanphier and colleagues calls for a moratorium on studies that use genome-editing technology to modify the DNA of human germ cells and embryos to allow for stakeholders to discuss ethical issues of such research.

The authors said publication of a germline editing study may be imminent. ...