Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter
There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf AssociationYour editorial (The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July) offers welcome support to those expressing concern about the lack of public dialogue on gene-edited humans. These concerns are exacerbated when some scientists view the use of germline editing to eradicate hereditary conditions as inevitable.The new polling for the Progress Educational Trust reported…
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