Predicting Public Attitudes Toward Gene Editing of Germlines: The Impact of Moral and Hereditary Concern in Human and Animal Applications

Predicting Public Attitudes Toward Gene Editing of Germlines: The Impact of Moral and Hereditary Concern in Human and Animal Applications

Background and Objective: New and more efficient methods of gene editing have intensified the ethical and legal issues associated with editing germlines. Yet no research has separated the impact of hereditary concern on public attitudes from moral concern. This research compares the impact these two...

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Main Authors: Christine Critchley, Dianne Nicol, Gordana Bruce, Jarrod Walshe, Tamara Treleaven, Bernard Tuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
gene editing
public opinion survey
cell type
morality
germline
CRISPR-Cas9
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00704/full

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