Biology's last taboo

Jonathan Knight
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Nature, 2001, vol. 413, issue 6851, 12-15

Abstract: Will gene therapy ever extend to inducing changes in humans that can be inherited down through generations? Maybe so, if the concerns over safety can be ironed out. Jonathan Knight considers the technical challenges and the ethical arguments.

Date: 2001
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