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The development of CRISPR gene-editing technology has raised significant societal debate. What is the primary ethical concern associated with its potential use to alter human reproductive cells (a process known as germline editing)?

The technology is too expensive for the average person to afford. The lack of qualified scientists available to perform the procedures. The risk that it could be used to accidentally create new infectious diseases. The potential for making heritable changes to the human gene pool and creating 'designer babies.'

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The potential for making heritable changes to the human gene pool and creating 'designer babies.'

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