Creating the Perfect Human Race: How Far Will We Go for Designer Families?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-30-2018

Abstract

Genetic modifications in humans is a fast‐advancing field of science, with very little legal regulation. Scientists recently have developed a technique, clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeat (CRISPR), which will forever change this field. Before CRISPR, all methods were too expensive and time consuming to facilitate editing human genes. CRISPR is faster and cheaper, making it a very real possibility for all. Since the discovery of CRISPR, research on human embryos has begun, with a success rate showing that creating a genetically perfect family is very real. In 2015, all federal funding for human genome modifications was banned, leaving little federal control. This Note proposes a model statute that allows for research while providing restrictions to prevent harm.

DOI

10.1111/fcre.12328

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The accepted manuscript of the article will be available as an attachment following a 24 month embargo by the publisher. The published article can be found on the publisher's website at https://rdcu.be/bqq8t.

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