Modification of embryos becomes "morally permissible"

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Orally Eligible", so the British Ethics Committee defined the genome correction of human embryos, spermatozoa and oocytes with techniques that allow to modify DNA with cut-and-paste. However, there is an issue: change can only take place in the guarantee of the well-being of the individual, both physical and social . The opinion is expressed in a 183-page report, entitled "Genome editing and human reproduction: social and ethical problems" . The document was finalized in two years after 2016, the committee launched an investigation into the ethical issues raised by genome editing in embryos following the go of the front in Britain for research purposes. In fact, the British law does not allow to implant in the uterus changes in the DNA of embryos.

For Carlo Alberto Redi Director of the Laboratory of Developmental Biology of the University of Pavia, as reported Ansa "is good news because it means that the Committee of experts on ethical and social problems understands that these techniques are now sufficiently reliable to allow the correction of diseases that will create suffering . "The purpose of these techniques, he observes , " does not actually get the perfect child but a healthy child who does not have genetically inherited diseases, thanks to the knowledge and activities of many scientists, Controlled and Controlled Environment. "" There is tremendous progress in research and the possibility of using DNA modification in reproduction to protect the health of a patient. " child offers a radically uvelle and there may be good reasons to allow it. " British Ethics Committee, Dave Archard . However, he adds, "we must make sure that the use of genome editing is done in the guarantee of the welfare of the individual" . In addition, notes the report, "before changes in the DNA of embryos and gametes are allowed a broad social debate is needed and further research must be conducted to establish safety standards ". According to British experts in bioethics, if this were allowed, it should be "strictly regulated introduced only as part of a clinical study, granted on a case by case basis". For the geneticist Giuseppe Novelli rector of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, "there are many open ethical questions, because this type of genetic modification involves modifications of the hereditary DNA that are pbaded on from one to the other. 39, one generation to the next. ". This "would have potential advantages over serious and incurable inherited diseases, for example due to genetic mutations that cause sudden death in some families, but – he concludes – further studies and verifications are needed to ensure that the method is safe and effective. "

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