The Hastings Center Inc., a non-profit bioethics research institute, has received a $567,813 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to conduct research and public engagement on the ethical, legal, and social implications of using genome editing technologies to control or eradicate wild species. The project aims to examine philosophical and ethical questions around the potential extinction of species through genome editing, evaluate trade-offs between public health, agricultural, conservation, and other priorities, and provide recommendations to support regulatory oversight and broad public deliberation on these issues. The work will be disseminated through an open-access report, academic publications, and engagement with professional and non-professional audiences. The grant also supports the training of a graduate student in values-oriented research on these topics.
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