A better example than the Asilomar conference was the He Jiankui response. Scientists had strong norms against such research, and he went to jail for genetically engineering humanity for 3 years. That was a stronger response to perceived ethical violations than is the norm in science.
A better example than the Asilomar conference was the He Jiankui response. Scientists had strong norms against such research, and he went to jail for genetically engineering humanity for 3 years. That was a stronger response to perceived ethical violations than is the norm in science.