California Stem Cell Agency Symposium: 'Vague Fears' vs. Potential Genetic Alteration of Human Race

California’s $3 billion stem cell agency has called a high-level meeting for next fall to examine a
"red-hot" issue that many prominent researchers say could lead ultimately to alteration of the human race.

The topic is a technique that makes it much easier to alter the genetic make-up of individuals in a way that can be inherited by their offspring.

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