CRISPR: is the dream becoming a nightmare? A purpose of the political genetic experiment to protect two girls against aids virus

The present article can be a reflection from an ethical and legal perspective about CRISPR-CAS9, a promising and revolutionary technique that allows editing or correcting the specific and simple form of the genetic code. The economic accessibility, simplicity and the rapidity that characterize, have...

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Autores: Adrianzén Avila, Jazmín, Pérez Morán, Lilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/1964
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/personayfamilia/article/view/1964
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioética – Autotelia – Eugenesia – Autonomía científica – CRISPR- Edición genética
Bioethics - Autotelic - Eugenics - Scientific Autonomy - CRISPR – Genetic Edition
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Sumario:The present article can be a reflection from an ethical and legal perspective about CRISPR-CAS9, a promising and revolutionary technique that allows editing or correcting the specific and simple form of the genetic code. The economic accessibility, simplicity and the rapidity that characterize, have given rise to a new era in science, representing a great advance in the field of genetic publishing. However, there have been no limits, nor has it been published, but it has been included in the genetic edition in the germinal line, this technique has been applied in two fetuses, as the birthplace of two girls genetically engineered under this technique, in order to protect them from HIV virus, opening a great ethical, legal and social debate