Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
I am a philosopher by training, specializing in applied ethics. I have published on a variety of topics in that area, including research ethics, food ethics, human enhancement, and in vitro fertilization. Other interests include clinical ethics, social and political philosophy, politics, and journalism ethics. I previously blogged at Oxford's Practical Ethics in the News, and run the CENTRESBlog at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore (http://blog.centres.sg).
The views and opinions I express are my own and do not represent the views and opinions of the National University of Singapore or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing
Mar 21, 2019 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Should researchers put the brakes on genetically engineering babies? Leading scientists and ethicists recently called for a moratorium on clinical applications of germline gene editing: inheritable alterations to the DNA...
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