heritable

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"We hope this new technique of visualizing synaptic membrane dynamics in live brain tissue samples can help us understand similarities and differences in nonheritable and heritable forms of the condition," Watanabe says.

From Science Daily

Gray’s appearance was designed to underscore the rapid clinical advances in somatic cell gene editing—making noninheritable changes to a person’s DNA—and redirect attention away from the controversial prospect of heritable changes.

From Science Magazine

Dr. Berg joined 17 other leading microbiologists in condemning the work and calling for a five-year moratorium on the clinical use of technologies for the editing of heritable genes.

From New York Times

They've reinforced an international consensus that it's premature to proceed with heritable genome editing.

From Salon

Studies suggest that it is a genetically heritable trait and that it can be cultivated through concerted interventions.

From Salon