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Most common chronic diseases are the outcome of complex interactions between genetic, environmental and social risk factors, so a genetic risk score, on its own, isn’t much help.
Forecasts of designer babies followed the announcement of the gene-edited twins, just as they have for any reproductive technology since 1978. This signals the public must learn more about genetics.
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Research Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University
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Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism, Deakin University
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Deputy Director, Twins Research Australia & Professor in Genetics and Cell Biology, Deakin University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne