This technology assessment investigates the prospects and challenges associated to the application of genome editing in human medicine, plant and animal breeding, microorganisms-based industrial biotechnology, and do-it-yourself (DIY) biology laboratories. The focus thereby lies on prospects for applications, risks, economic, legal and ethical implications for Switzerland.
Lang, A., Spök, A., Gruber, M., Harrer, D., Hammer, C., Winkler, F., Kaelin, L., Hönigmayer, H., Sommer, A., Wuketich, M., Fuchs, M. & Griessler, E., 2019, Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich. 467 p. (TA-SWISS; vol. 70/2019)