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<\/div>Human Gene Editing<\/h2>
The majority of U.S. adults support human gene editing to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll.<\/p>
But they wouldn’t support gene edits that make babies smarter or taller, according to the new research<\/a> by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which polled about a thousand U.S. adults this month to learn about public attitudes toward genetic engineering.<\/p> The AP <\/em>research found that 71 percent of respondents support gene editing to protect a baby from an inherited condition, and 67 percent support reducing the risk of diseases like cancer.<\/p> But just 12 percent would be okay with tampering with intelligence or athletic ability, and only 10 percent would consider altering physical characteristics like eye color or height.<\/p> Questions about using technologies like CRISPR to gene edit human embryos gained immediacy last month, when Chinese scientists claimed to have edited the genes<\/a> of two babies in order to protect them against HIV — a move that prompted an international outcry, but also questions about when the technology will be ready for human testing.<\/p> “People appear to realize there’s a major question of how we should oversee and monitor use of this technology if and when it becomes available,” Columbia University bioethicist Robert Klitzman told the AP<\/em><\/a> of the new research. “What is safe enough? And who will determine that? The government? Or clinicians who say, ‘Look, we did it in Country X a few times and it seems to be effective.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Poll: Edit baby genes for health, not smarts<\/a> [Associated Press<\/em>]<\/p> More on human gene editing: Chinese Scientists Claim to Have Gene-Edited Human Babies For the First Time<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> The post Poll: Two Thirds of Americans Support Human Gene Editing to Cure Disease<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Follow this link: Human Gene Editing The majority of U.S. adults support human gene editing to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll. But they wouldn\u2019t support gene edits that make babies smarter or taller, according to the new research by the\u00a0Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which polled about a thousand U.S Continue reading Deep Divides<\/h2>
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Poll: Two Thirds of Americans Support Human Gene Editing to Cure Disease<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"