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Prof. Laurie Zoloth on 'Superbabies' for Bloomberg
June 27, 2025
A human embryo under a microscope. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Prof. Laurie Zoloth was called upon as an expert source for a recent Bloomberg article, 'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push.
"Experts would be especially concerned if the efforts are conducted in private laboratories without public access, oversight, review or protection, said Laurie Zoloth, a professor of religion and ethics at the University of Chicago.
'There are safer ways to avoid having a child with a genetic disease than trying to build one from scratch as if it’s some sort of commodity that you put together with cool parts,' she said."
Read the full article here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/superbabies-startup-seeks-funds-controversial-140038482.html