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Trade Groups Demand 10-Year Pause on CRISPR Editing

5/15/2025

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In a bold move, prominent trade organizations are urging a 10-year global pause on CRISPR and DNA-editing technologies aimed at creating genetically modified children. This plea comes in the wake of the contentious birth of the first CRISPR babies in China, seeking to shape future regulations on germline editing despite lacking legal power.

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In a bold move, prominent trade organizations are urging a 10-year global pause on CRISPR and DNA-editing technologies aimed at creating genetically modified children. This plea comes in the wake of the contentious birth of the first CRISPR babies in China, seeking to shape future regulations on germline editing despite lacking legal power.