He Jiankui´s gene editing experiment and the non-identity problem

Genetic engineering has been a topic of discussion for over 50 years, but it is only recently that gene editing has become a reality. CRISPR biotechnologies have made gene editing much safer, precise and feasible. We have witnessed the first cases of human germline genetic modification resulting in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alonso Fernández, Marcos, Savulescu, Julian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/105024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:608.1
CRISPR
He Jiankui
future people ethics
gene editing
non-identity
procreative ethics
Bioética (Filosofía)
Bioética (Medicina)
Ética
71 Ética
72 Filosofía
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Sumario:Genetic engineering has been a topic of discussion for over 50 years, but it is only recently that gene editing has become a reality. CRISPR biotechnologies have made gene editing much safer, precise and feasible. We have witnessed the first cases of human germline genetic modification resulting in live births, conducted by He Jiankui. In this paper, we will analyse He Jiankui's case in relation to one of the most difficult problems in procreative ethics (or the ethics of future generations): the non-identity problem. We believe that this analysis will help us to understand the ethics involved in gene editing and hopefully allow for a better, more philosophically grounded legislation on CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies.