World Health Organization Forms Committee To Guide Editing Of Human Genes
WHO acted in reaction to a Chinese scientist's announcement in 2018 that he had created the world's first gene-edited babies, a step that highlighted the need for uniform gene-editing guidelines.
by Rob Stein
Feb 14, 2019
1 minute
The World Health Organization Thursday announced the formation of an international committee aimed at establishing uniform guidelines for editing human DNA in ways that can be passed down to future generations.
The 18-member committee.
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