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Science Is Getting Better At Handling DNA — The Law Is Getting Worse

Two researchers work with a pipette dropper and wear safety glasses
Researchers in Cameroon work on closing bio AI's data gap Basecamp Research/Youtube

New technologies that allow researchers to understand DNA and other genetic markers are advancing quickly, but the law surrounding who actually owns the information that researchers collect is not advancing fast enough.

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Is Human Gene Editing Simply Scientific Progress?

Chinese geneticist He Jiankui claims to have made the first gene-edited babies
Chinese geneticist He Jiankui claims to have made the first gene-edited babies S.C. Leung/SOPA Images/ZUMA

Ethical concerns about last week’s CRISPR breakthrough in China are valid. But they can evolve quickly.

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