Science·Euronews·6h agoGlobal
Two 2026 Studies Reignite Embryo Gene Editing Debate
Base editing research raises safety and ethics questions
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Two 2026 studies led by Kathy Niakan at Cambridge and Dieter Egli at Columbia used base editing on human embryos, reigniting debate over embryo gene editing, which remains illegal for heritable modification in every country.
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embryo gene editingbase editingCRISPRbioethicsIVF
