Geneticists push for a 5-year global ban on gene-edited babies
Previous attempts to discourage the experiments with somewhat softer lingo haven’t worked

NO-NO Scientists have said that editing DNA in eggs, sperm or embryos to make babies with altered genes is neither safe nor acceptable. But that hasn't stopped it from happening.
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