Should We Be Editing Human DNA?

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Should humanity be allowed to edit human DNA? Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock

Ever since the structure of DNA was discovered in 1953, our constantly evolving understanding of it, and our application of this knowledge, has represented one of the greatest endeavors in human history. It’s a science not without controversy, however: The modification of human DNA is a particularly sensitive subject.