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Is selecting better than modifying? An investigation of arguments against germline gene editing as compared to preimplantation genetic diagnosis

BACKGROUND: Recent scientific advances in the field of gene editing have led to a renewed discussion on the moral acceptability of human germline modifications. Gene editing methods can be used on human embryos and gametes in order to change DNA sequences that are associated with diseases. Modifying...

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Published in:BMC Med Ethics
Main Authors: v. Hammerstein, Alix Lenia, Eggel, Matthias, Biller-Andorno, Nikola
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6869262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752935
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-019-0411-9
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