Prof. Anne Muigai has joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing. The Professor of Genetics at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, joins a global multi-disciplinary professional panel of 18 experts to examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with human genome editing; both somatic and germ cell. According to an announcement posted February 14, 2019 on the WHO website, the core of the exercise is to comprehend how to promote transparency and trustworthy practices and how to ensure... Continue reading →
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