INTRODUCING THE BRAVE NEW CRISPR WORLD

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) has been the buzzword for genome editing in the past few years, especially with the birth of Lulu and Nana, twin girls who were genetically edited using the CRISPR/Cas system. To discuss this, a group of scientists, theologians, and...

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Published inZygon Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 421 - 429
Main Author Gouw, Arvin M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Open Library of Humanities 02.06.2020
Subjects
bioethics
CRISPR
Dengue fever
Endangered & extinct species
Genes
genetics
Genomes
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Liver cancer
Malaria
Mosquitoes
Tropical diseases
Viral infections
Viruses
CRISPR
bioethics
genetics
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ISSN0591-2385
1467-9744
1467-9744
DOI10.1111/zygo.12594

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Summary:Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) has been the buzzword for genome editing in the past few years, especially with the birth of Lulu and Nana, twin girls who were genetically edited using the CRISPR/Cas system. To discuss this, a group of scientists, theologians, and ethicists gathered at the 2019 Institute on Religion in the Age of Science (IRAS) conference to discuss the implications of CRISPR gene editing. It became quickly apparent through our discussions that this CRISPR revolution will impact not only human medicine, but any application that involves DNA in every organism from bacteria to plants and animals. Moreover, there are multiple stakeholders in this technology—not only the scientific community, but also the business, legal, and religious communities, to name a few. As a scientist myself, I am providing a brief overview of the scientific hopes and concerns about this powerful technology.
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ISSN:0591-2385
1467-9744
1467-9744
DOI:10.1111/zygo.12594