title: Bacterial scissors to edit human embryos?
abstract: A recently discovered gene editing tool raises the possibility of precisely targeted changes to human genes, even in the germline. The nascent debate over the ethics and limitations of its use has already been overtaken by events. Is this a whole new Pandora’s box for bioethics?
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D064113:CRISPR-Cas Systems; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D052416:Targeted Gene Repair / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*