STAT+: Scientific societies call for a moratorium on using CRISPR to create genetically modified children
STAT
MAY 13, 2025
Leading trade organizations representing the makers of cell and gene therapies are calling for a 10-year international moratorium on the use of CRISPR and other DNA-editing tools to create genetically modified children, according to a draft of the declaration provided to STAT. The move — coming more than seven years after Chinese researcher He Jiankui announced the birth of the world’s first CRISPR babies — is intended to send a clear signal to the global scientific co
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