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Human germline gene therapy reconsidered.
Human gene therapy - 20 Jul 2001
Resnik D B, Langer P J
Abstract excerpt
This paper reevaluates the notion of human germline gene therapy (HGLGT) in light of developments in biomedicine, biotechnology, and ethical and policy analysis. The essay makes the following key points. First, because the distinction among "therapy," "prevention," and "enhancement" is not clear in human genetics, "gene therapy" is an inadequate descriptor of the process and goals of germline genetic alterations....
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