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    National Academy of Sciences endorses embryonic engineering

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    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    02.14.2017

    The next generation of humans may well be genetically modified. The National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday issued a 216-page report endorsing human germline modification in the future, but only in certain cases that would otherwise result in children being born with serious genetic diseases.