The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Tag: gene editing
Tag: gene editing
Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria
Playing God with Genetics: The Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria By Helen (Ruo Han) Wu Imagine a world where diseases could simply be cured by editing the underlying genetic mutations. Why should we stop the development of technology that can one day save your life? Along with new medical capabilities, a race toward
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The Ethics of CRISPR Gene Editing
Justice and CRISPR: Diving Deeper into Issues and Inequalities Perpetuated by CRISPR By Sofia Keri CRISPR, or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, edits genes in living organisms with the potential to cure diseases. However, is the use of CRISPR modifications on somatic cells ethical through the lens of justice, especially with respect to sickle
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CRISPR Gene Editing
Crispr Gene Drives: Mosquitos Massacre or Malaria Miracle? By Sonia Parmar The African malaria mosquito is the most dangerous animal on earth, claiming roughly half a million lives each year. In 2016, there were 216 million cases of malaria, 90% of which were found in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half of the world is at risk,
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