Acceptance of CRISPR-based technologies for clinical application: a thematic analysis of attitudes on novel gene therapies in undergraduates

CRISPR technologies are among the most powerful advancements in modern biology because they accurately manipulate the genomes of living cells and have the potential of curing various genetic diseases. This study examined the attitudes of undergraduate health science students towards somatic cell and germline gene editing therapies and whether supportive or critical supplemental literature differently influenced students’ stances. Fifty-two (n =...