open registry

noun

1. ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.

2. a national ship registry open to ships of all nations.

Other Word Forms

• open-registry adjective

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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