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Governing Human Germline Editing Through Patent Law

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses ethical considerations and use of patents for human germline editing in the context of a recent World Health Organization report and release of several auxiliary documents exploring international governance tools for human genome engineering.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.13824

Authors: Jacob S. Sherkow, Eli Y. Adashi, I. Glenn Cohen

Institutions: University of Copenhagen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Brown University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Biomedical Ethics and Regulation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3197567909