What is it about?

I explore the current legal situation in the EU. I propose alternative interpretations of the Oviedo Convention. I hold that germ line modification is allowed in the EU and the Council of Europe framework if performed for research purposes and even for clinical purposes under some conditions.

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It provides researchers with an innovative point of view on a very hot issue

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I think that researchers willing to work on germ line modifications via CRISPR-Cas should read this paper.

iñ DE MIGUEL BERIAIN
UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

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This page is a summary of: Legal issues regarding gene editing at the beginning of life: an EU perspective, Regenerative Medicine, September 2017, Future Medicine,
DOI: 10.2217/rme-2017-0033.
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