Ethics of Human Gene Editing

Introduction

If you could get access to a tool to make you smarter, happier, stronger and disease free, would you grab it with both hands? How about doubling the life span to almost 150-160 years and reducing the sleep hours to just 3-4 hours without fatigue and delirium? What about permanently weeding out the genetic mutation, which has led to crippling diseases like sickle cell anaemia or stigmatizing HIV/AIDS?

These questions certainly evoke passionate and opposing reactions at the same time. For some, such interventions are deeply problematic on many fronts while for others they bring a ray of hope ....