Genetic editing in humans and the necessary question for the purposes

Authors

  • Antonio Diéguez de Lucena Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v12i170.17389

Keywords:

Human Gene Editing, CRISPR-cas9, transhumanism, human bioenhancement

Abstract

The application of precise genetic editing techniques, such as CRISPR-cas9 and others that may be discovered, to the modification of the human genome blazes a hopeful trail  for the cure of various diseases,  but also pave a more questionable way to the improvement and enhancement of traits possessed by human beings from their origins as a species, and even for the incorporation of completely new traits. This possibility of human bioenhancement should provoke a public debate about the aims that would guide its realization, if this realization is possible sometime in a safe way.

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Published

2019-12-21

How to Cite

Diéguez de Lucena, A. . (2019). Genetic editing in humans and the necessary question for the purposes. Encuentros En La Biología, 12(170), 11–15. https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v12i170.17389