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Panama, which has the largest ship registry globally, followed by Liberia, operates an “open registry”, allowing foreign owners to register ships under its flag.

So far, the group has recommended that the WHO create an open registry of all studies of clinical applications of genome editing.

As a starting point, proposals for all ethically vetted and approved basic research studies that use gene-editing tools in human embryos and gametes, including those aimed at assessing efficacy and safety, should be deposited in an open registry.

The system should include a mechanism — perhaps affiliated with the open registry — that allows researchers to flag up potentially dangerous research.

A Nature editorial accompanying the commentary does not explicitly endorse the call for a moratorium but argues for “an open registry” of ethically vetted and approved basic research studies that involve gene editing embryos, sperm, or eggs.