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Re-Emphasizing African Bioethics In Light Of Potential Crispr-Based Treatment For Hiv And Sickle Cell Disease, Taylor Daniel
Re-Emphasizing African Bioethics In Light Of Potential Crispr-Based Treatment For Hiv And Sickle Cell Disease, Taylor Daniel
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Recent genetic studies indicate that CRISPR-Cas9, a biological gene-editing mechanism derived from bacteria, may be capable of curing HIV and Sickle Cell Disease. Clinical research for HIV and SCD is prevalent in African nations because of the high incidence of those diseases in all forms. Because past research studies in Africa demonstrate how Western companies can abuse lax ethics regulations in developing African nations, ethics systems must prevent this new, potentially far-reaching CRISPR technology from being prematurely and unethically used on African research participants. In updating current international bioethics frameworks, drafters should pay particular attention to its application in African …