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3 September 2019GeneticsSarah Morgan
WHO launches genome editing registry
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global registry to track research on human genome editing.
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Africa
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Asia-Pacific
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21 March 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) experts have called for central registry on human genome editing research is needed, among a committee consensus that it would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct gene-editing studies in people.