Embryo Engineering a Moral Duty, Says Top Scientist

May 14, 2015

(BBC) – It would be unethical and a “sin of omission” to prevent the genetic engineering of embryos, a leading scientist has argued.  Cloning pioneer Dr Tony Perry told the BBC that advances in genetics posed a “wonderful opportunity” for eliminating diseases such as cystic fibrosis. Last month, a group in China announced it was the first to successfully edit the genome of a human embryo.