Center for Genetics and Society escalates attack on life-saving gene therapy

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CGS, a “progressive” but uber conservative-minded advocacy group that opposes many medical technology innovations is continuing its campaign against gene therapy on the grounds that changing a person’s DNA coding is a ‘violation’ of ethical principles, claiming it should be “off limits”. It’s a classic precautionary argument rooted in an almost pre-genetic understanding of science.
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