Germline Gene Engineering

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Germline Gene Engineering

Germline Gene Engineering
Introduction
I reviewed two articles written in opposition of DNA manipulation and alteration, known as germ-line gene therapy. The popular press article is titled "Our Biotech Bodies, Ourselves”, written by James Pethokoukis and published in U.S. News & World Report during May 2004. The peer review journal article on the same subject is titled “Engineering Germline Genes is Unnecessary and Unethical”. Ruth Hubbard and Elijah Wald authored this paper.
"Our Biotech Bodies, Ourselves”
In this paper, Pethokoukis asks whether the ability to take genetic drugs, alter our genes or inject oneself with stem cells in order to increase...

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