Abstract “Be careful what you wish for”: This adage guides both how this project came to life,
and how the topic covered in this review continues to unfold. What began as talks between …

The advent of CRISPR-Cas9 in 2012 started revolutionizing the field of genetics by
broadening the access to a method for precise modification of the human genome. It also …

This paper reports the results of a public engagement study on heritable human genome
editing (HHGE) carried out in South Africa, which was conducted in accordance with a study …

Abstract Public engagement for Human Germline Genome Editing (HGGE) has often been
called for, for example by the WHO. However, the impact of public engagement remains …

Background In November 2018, a Chinese researcher reported that his team had applied
clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats or associated protein 9 to delete the …

Advances in gene-editing technology have important implications for the treatment and
prevention of disease. Accordingly, it is important to understand public perceptions towards …

Recent research with human embryos, in different parts of the world, has sparked a new
debate on the ethics of genetic human enhancement. This debate, however, has mainly …

Within the numerous policy and governance recommendations for human genome editing
research, anticipatory public engagement seems universally agreed upon as a vital …

Public discourse and deliberation are key to develo** socially responsible and acceptable
human gene editing research and applications. Researchers have raised concerns …

Over the past two decades, the discovery of CRISPR-Cas immune systems and the
repurposing of their effector nucleases as biotechnological tools have revolutionized …