As a consequence of his paper, U.S. President Barack Obama would ask his Bioethics Commission, chaired by Amy Gutmann, to make recommendations about how the emerging technology should be monitored.

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"The safety of our children is paramount, and we have to get this precisely right, " said Dr. Amy Gutmann, who chairs the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, which released its report Tuesday.

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