The Magazine Research Ethics

Controversial gene editing method used in Norway

From the latest issue of The Magazine Research Ethics:

Norwegian researchers are using the CRISPR-method for gene editing in plants and animals. This Nobel Prize awarded method is still much debated for ethical reasons.

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About the committees

The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees was established in 1990. Our task is to be the foremost national resource on research ethics, through guidance, statements and decisions in all subject areas. Read more about our services in this article. Les mer om hva vi kan hjelpe deg med her. Since 2013, FEK has been an administrative body with a joint secretariat and the following professionally independent committees and commissions:

NENTs opinion on research ethics and artificial intelligence translated

Interested in research ethical implications of artificial intelligence? The National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology gave an opinion on this topic in 2019. The opinion is now available in English.