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Embryo screening and gene editing debate heats up

Original: Baby DNA tests and embryo screening are advancing fast. IVF can already test embryos for some chromosome problems and in

Rapid advances in reproductive genetics are drawing attention as IVF clinics already screen embryos for chromosome abnormalities and inherited diseases. Polygenic embryo screening, which predicts traits from many genes, remains far more uncertain scientifically. Meanwhile, CRISPR and base editing technologies are reopening ethical debates over heritable gene editing in human embryos.

Why now: New capabilities in embryo testing and gene editing are raising fresh ethical and scientific questions about editing heritable human traits.

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• Baby DNA tests and embryo screening are advancing fast. IVF can already test embryos for some chromosome problems and inherited diseases. Polygenic embryo screening is much more uncertain, while CRISPR and base editing reopen the debate over heritable gene editing. https://www.… · nexthorizon · 4

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