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GENE EDITING
TECHNOLOGIES

“We want the ability to re-engineer our bodies and minds in order, above all, to escape old age, death and misery, but once we have it, who knows what else we might do with such ability?” - Yuval Harari

LEARN THE BASICS OF GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Genome editing technologies involve purposeful alteration of a cell's genetic material via cutting, inserting, or other sequence manipulation. 

Precision Medicine

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Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing

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CRISPR Health Applications

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Gene Editing Perspectives

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Prenatal Genetic Testing 

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Eugenics

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““The power to control our species’ genetic future is awesome and terrifying. Deciding how to handle it may be the biggest challenge we have ever faced.”” - Jennifer A. Doudna, Nobel Laureate

GENETIC TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDIES

Bioethics for Bioengineers

Bioethics content created by bioengineers for bioengineers.

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We are a group of bioengineering graduates from the University of Washington hoping to spread awareness of lesser-known issues in bioethics.

The viewpoints discussed in this virtual resource do not represent the views of the University of Washington Department of Bioengineering. 

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