gene editing
NIH Director Francis Collins on why Christians must reconcile with science
By Yonat Shimron — April 1, 2019
(RNS) — The head of the National Institutes of Health has star power among a segment of evangelicals who are eager for a nuanced approach to science — one that accepts evolution and also regards the Bible as the ultimate source of authority.
A reminder why gene-edited embryos are a terrible idea
By Charles C. Camosy — November 30, 2018
(RNS) — Fifty years ago, a Harvard Medical School committee gave us a definition of brain death that changed how we value human life. This week the school's dean showed the same incaution regarding gene-edited babies.
Gene editing: Gateway to Promised Land, or key to Pandora’s box?
By Yonat Shimron — August 3, 2017
(RNS) — Arguments about perfect babies, mutant humans or eugenics are not going to stop attempts to prevent disease or repair disease, says bioethicist Arthur Caplan. But there are steps religious groups can take now.
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