Jul 13, 2021
MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New recommendations on human genome editing issued by the World Health Organization include a call for a global registry to track “any form of genetic manipulation” and a whistle-blowing process for unethical or unsafe research.
The WHO first commissioned the expert advisory panel in late 2018, after a Chinese scientist said he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies, the
Associated Press reported.
All studies involving human genome editing should be made public, even though it would not necessarily stop unprincipled scientists, the expert panel now advises. They said the WHO must ensure that all genetic editing research registered in its database is reviewed and approved by an ethics committee, the