I wrote the following op-ed based on the earlier blog post; it appeared in The Hill today and has generated 82 comments as of now: How we proceed with human gene editing will be the debate of the future .
What a Little Gene Editing Can Do for You
Stuart Newman, with whom I am working on a book (with Lenny Moss as the third author), drew my attention to this article from the Wall Street Journal by Preetika Rana and Lucy Kramer. It is an important article responding to the recent reports of successful germ-line editing from China (primarily the work of Dr. He …
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India Today: Basic Freedoms Threatened as Usual
I was born in India (and also, on occasion, work on Indian philosophy). Before giving up Indian citizenship I was involved as part of the secular resistance to religious extremism, particularly Hindutva on which I will have much to say eventually. The purpose of this short post is to draw attention to a remarkable story …
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Fear of Human Germ-line Editing
This week's issue of Science contains an editorial by Victor J. Dzau (President, U.S. National Academy of Medicine), Marcia McNutt (President, U.S. National Academy of Sciences), and Chunli Bai (President, Chinese Academy of Sciences) urging "international academies to quickly convene international experts and stakeholders to produce an expedited report that will inform the development of these criteria …
Introduction
After a decades absence I will begin to post entries on a blog again. The last time around my most-followed topics were Intelligent Design, Texas Nature, and Philosophy of Biology. In the ensuing decade Intelligent Design has largely become irrelevant. I will continue posting on Texas nature and the philosophy of biology. But I will …
Sahotra Sarkar 