title: Human Genome Editing and Ethical Considerations.
abstract: Editing human germline genes may act as boon in some genetic and other disorders. Recent editing of the genome of the human embryo with the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool generated a debate amongst top scientists of the world for the ethical considerations regarding its effect on the future generations. It needs to be seen as to what transformation human gene editing brings to humankind in the times to come.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India. gargkk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kewal
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-0958
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishan
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bahadur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D064112:Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; D000072669:Gene Editing / Q000941:ethics*; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans
keywords: CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool; Ethical concerns; Human genome