As the technology to create genetically modified babies moves closer to practice, what questions should we ask before such procedures are contemplated? Amber Dance investigates.
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Dance, A. Better beings?. Nat Biotechnol 35, 1006–1011 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3998
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