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Navigating the ethical minefield of genome editing

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In fact, ever since scientists first announced they had found a way to edit genomes in 2012, using a tool known as CRISPR-Cas9, the technology has been both lauded and marred by controversy in almost equal measures. And it’s not just the final product that can potentially benefit humanity. It works well but can be messy.

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‘We should all be evangelists for new technology’ - Professor Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal

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Our planet has existed for 45 million centuries and yet the word scientist didn’t come into circulation until the 19th century, when it was coined by William Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (coincidentally, Rees was from 2004-2012 also Master of the same establishment).