Human heritable genome editing and its governance: views of scientists and governance professionals
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Heritable human genome editing has garnered significant attention in scholarly and lay media, yet questions remain about whether, when, and how heritable genome editing ought to proceed. Drawing on interviews with scientists who use genome editing in their research and professionals engaged in human genome editing governance efforts, we examine their views on the permissibility of heritable genome editing and the governance strategies they see as necessary and realistic. For both issues, we found divergent views from respondents. We place the views of these scientists and governance professionals within the context of the larger bioethical discussion of heritable genome editing governance, along a continuum of hard to soft approaches. These respondents' views highlight the challenges of various hard forms of governance and the potential virtues of soft governance approaches.
Source: New Genetics and Society
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,590
Award: G3220338163
OpenAlex ID: W4402665258