When writing about CRISPR and similar technologies, many bioethicists use science-fiction references to help readers picture the ramifications of germline gene editing. By a large margin, the most frequently referenced novel in this debate is Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopia Brave New World. Despite its iconic status and effectiveness at communicating specific ethical issues, Brave New World provides relatively poor examples of interventions such as gene therapy or enhancement. In addition, the eugenic tropes that Huxley promotes in much of his work make Brave New World an uncomfortable choice for authors who oppose the use of CRISPR for illiberal purposes. Ethicists should consider bringing a wider variety of fiction references into the discourse on genome editing, especially stories that can complement Brave New World with insights about the ethical issues left undeveloped in Huxley's novel.

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CRISPR辩论中勇敢的新世界的使用和滥用。

在撰写有关CRISPR和类似技术的文章时，许多生物伦理学家使用科幻小说的参考资料来帮助读者了解种系基因编辑的后果。在很大程度上，这场辩论中最常被提及的小说是奥尔多斯·赫x黎（Aldous Huxley）于1932年出版的《反乌托邦勇敢的新世界》。尽管《勇敢的新世界》在沟通特定的伦理问题上具有标志性的地位和效力，但它提供了相对较差的干预实例，例如基因疗法或增强疗法。此外，赫x黎在他的大部分工作中促进的优生论语使《勇敢的新世界》成为反对反对将CRISPR用于自由目的的作者的不舒服选择。伦理学家应考虑在基因组编辑的讨论中引入更多种类的小说参考，