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Genome Editing Techniques are seen to be at the frontier of current
research in the field of emerging biotechnologies. The latest
revolutionary development, the so-called CRISPR technology,
represents a paradigmatic example of the ambiguity of such
techniques and has resulted in an international interdisciplinary
debate on whether or not it is necessary to ban the application of
this technique by means of a moratorium on its use for human
germline modifications, particularly in human embryos in the
reproduction process. However, given that other germline
engineering techniques like mitochondrial (mt) DNA transfer
techniques are already permitted and applied, the question arises
what lies at the root of the apparent social unease about the
modification of the human germline by Genome Editing Techniques
like CRISPR. Against this background, the book seeks to make a
substantial contribution to the current debate about a responsible
and participatory framework for research on emerging
biotechnologies by analysing underlying perceptions, attitudes,
arguments and the reasoning on Genome Editing Techniques.
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