A common belief of technocentrism is that if we have the ability, why not use it? The rapid advancements in...
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Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
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Facing criticism from fellow scientists, the researcher behind the world’s largest effort to edit human embryos with CRISPR is vowing...
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But those best...