Embryo gene editing in IVF can have potential major impacts on humanity
May 6 2021
A global conference on human fertility has been warned of huge societal and ethical challenges regulating advances in gene editing in assisted reproduction.
Speaking at the 10
th Congress of the Asian Pacific Initiative of Reproduction (ASPIRE), Dr Catherine Racowsky said embryo gene editing was a growing likelihood among latest advances in IVF with potential major impacts on humanity.
"The international community is working hard to develop regulatory guidelines regarding alterations in human genetics, but big questions remain about how and where they will be applied," she said.