The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the US should develop a biodefense strategy to counteract the risks posed by CRISPR gene-editing, gene therapy and synthetic DNA. In a letter to the president, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urges the creation of a new entity charged with developing a national biodefense strategy within six months. In an article published in Nature Biotechnology last week, the council said that “while it is not yet clear how much damage these technologies can do, they are likely to have significant impacts on human health and
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the US should develop a biodefense strategy to counteract the risks posed by CRISPR gene-editing, gene therapy and synthetic DNA. In an article published in Nature Biotechnology last week, the council said that “while it is not yet clear how much damage these technologies can do, they are likely to have significant impacts on human health and