This paper describes a method for correcting a deleterious mutation in human embryos

This paper describes a method for correcting a deleterious mutation in human embryos. Please don’t get too hung up in the description of the method (the reading is quite technical), but – instead – consider connections to your study of human reproduction.

1. Why is the method performed on embryos, and not fetuses or newborns?

2. Why is the germ cell line targeted?

3. Discuss the future of this type of research – what might become possible as a result of this technique?