Ethical considerations and safety concerns over such work recently led two groups of scientists to call for a moratorium on the use of gene editing in human eggs, sperm or embryos. (sciencenews.org)
Second, most papers report the use of gene editing technologies being limited to only a few genes. (wheat.org)
Our No. 2 story, on gene editing in viable human embryos, reminds us of the many intricacies of human biology. (sciencenews.org)