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I'm working on a environmental science discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Read Choosing Sides: Genetically Engineered Children in the Learn section of this module.
Gene editing methods have been around for years but involved cumbersome mechanisms. In 2015 the CRISPR gene editing system has made this method easy to do. One Chinese researcher has modified human embryos so that they are not susceptible to HIV. His work was condemned by the international scientific society.
Choose a side and defend your position. Compose a thread that takes the side of either the National Academy of Sciences, which supports human gene editing, or historian of science Nathaniel Comfort, who rejects human gene editing. Give evidence to support your position.