Germline Gene-Editing Creates Enhanced Livestock—Technical and Especially Ethical Issues Challenge Its Use in Humans

Jennifer Welsh

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Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2) : 3-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.01.004
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Germline Gene-Editing Creates Enhanced Livestock—Technical and Especially Ethical Issues Challenge Its Use in Humans

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Jennifer Welsh. Germline Gene-Editing Creates Enhanced Livestock—Technical and Especially Ethical Issues Challenge Its Use in Humans. Engineering, 2024, 33(2): 3‒5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.01.004

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