Confronting CRISPR: The Scientific, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Gene Editing

While the innovative technology holds enormous potential for treating and curing diseases caused by genetic mutations. It is also fraught with controversy as scientists and medical experts debate the full ethical implications of editing the genomes of human embryos to permanently alter the human species. In this video, Curt Civin, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology and Director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine talks about the ethical issues that the must be faced.