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Prenatal genome editing sits within the broader spectrum of human genome editing, which ranges from germline, where the changes are heritable, to somatic cell, where the patient’s descendants won’t inherit the changes.

Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

To say of the settlers — all of them — that “violence had become part of their DNA” is to approach a glib argument about heritable evil.

IVF aims to help couples achieve pregnancy when medical issues or concerns about heritable genetic mutations raise concerns about the health of their prospective offspring.

In its final third, “Real Americans” raises ethical questions about the research conducted by both May and Nick to edit genes to eliminate heritable diseases.