Building Capacity for a Global Genome Editing Observatory: Conceptual Challenges

A new infrastructure is urgently needed at the global level to facilitate exchange on key issues concerning genome editing. We advocate the establishment of a global observatory to serve as a center for international, interdisciplinary, and cosmopolitan reflection. This article is the first of a two...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2018-07, Vol.36 (7), p.639-641
Main Authors: Hurlbut, J. Benjamin, Jasanoff, Sheila, Saha, Krishanu, Ahmed, Aziza, Appiah, Anthony, Bartholet, Elizabeth, Baylis, Françoise, Bennett, Gaymon, Church, George, Cohen, I. Glenn, Daley, George, Finneran, Kevin, Hurlbut, William, Jaenisch, Rudolf, Lwoff, Laurence, Kimes, John Paul, Mills, Peter, Moses, Jacob, Park, Buhm Soon, Parens, Erik, Salzman, Rachel, Saxena, Abha, Simmet, Hilton, Simoncelli, Tania, Snead, O. Carter, Rajan, Kaushik Sunder, Truog, Robert D., Williams, Patricia, Woopen, Christiane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethical Issues
Bioethics
Biology
CRISPR
Cultural differences
Editing
Editorials
ethics
Federal regulation
gene editing
Gene Editing - ethics
Gene Editing - legislation & jurisprudence
Genome editing
Genomes
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Life sciences
Religion
Reproductive technologies
science and technology studies
science policy
Society
Values
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Summary:A new infrastructure is urgently needed at the global level to facilitate exchange on key issues concerning genome editing. We advocate the establishment of a global observatory to serve as a center for international, interdisciplinary, and cosmopolitan reflection. This article is the first of a two-part series.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.04.009