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Germline genome editing in China

Germline gene engineering relates to altering the DNA in sperm, eggs or early embryos to introduce changes that can be inherited.China has banned all clinical research involving germline genome editing under a newly released ethics guideline.The guideline marks the latest effort from China to tighten ethics reviews and regulations after bioscientist He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 with the announcement that he had created twin gene-edited babies to make them less vulnerable to HIV/Aids.Is germline genome editing irresposnible ?

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