gene editing
We Should Be Talking About Human Gene Editing At the Dinner Table
CRISPR was used on viable human embryos last week and there's no going back.
How Much Should You Get to Decide About Your Baby's Genes?
Doctors are making judgment calls about what information to give expecting parents and what to withhold.
Now That We Can Alter Our Genetic Code, Should We?
Facing a breast-cancer survivor, a doctor grapples with the implications of new gene-editing recommendations.
A Groundbreaking Report on Gene Editing Says We Shouldn't Create Enhanced Humans
An international group of experts engaged with the ethical and regulatory problems facing gene editing and came to a surprising conclusion.
Researchers Discover 'Stop' Button for CRISPR
The gene-editing tool is powerful, and an antidote can help make it safer.
CRISPR Trial Heats Up in Favor of MIT and Harvard
The patent trial isn't likely to have a resolution until January.
Genetic Editing Could Cause the Next Cold War
If China pursues human genetic enhancement and the US retreats under a conservative government, it could create a divide between the modified and the not, sewing the seeds of global conflict.
This Is How the CRISPR Trial Will Determine Our Future
Two big institutions are at odds over one of the biggest intellectual rights debate in this century.
The Field of Synthetic Biology Runs on Speculative Fiction
Scientists who are working on bioengineering techniques must realize that their work speculates a future where their breakthroughs will be embraced by society.
Why CRISPR Never Could Have Come Out of Silicon Valley
Motherboard caught up with Jennifer Doudna at the Gairdner Awards in Toronto, where she’s being honoured as a pioneer of the gene editing technology.
Monsanto Agrees to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR Responsibly
The Broad Institute granted Monsanto the first license allowing CRISPR/Cas9 to be used for agricultural products.
We Risk Programming Inequality into Our DNA
The rich will be able to pay to live longer, healthier lives, and the poor might not.