gene editing
I Edited Human DNA at Home With a DIY CRISPR Kit
Genetic engineering using CRISPR from the comfort of home might seem futuristic, but you can do it right now.
Scientists Used Genetic Engineering to Change How High Cocaine Got Mice In Study
Genetically-engineered gut bacteria and other treatments mediated how cocaine-injected mice responded to the drug.
Scientists Use Gene Editing to Create Mutant Cockroaches in Breakthrough
Researchers used CRISPR on cockroaches in a first that opens the door to future gene-editing research on insects.
Astronauts Watched As DNA Repaired Itself In Space, Study Reports
The experiment demonstrated gene-editing using CRISPR/Cas9 in space for the first time, and was proposed by high school students.
The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who discovered CRISPR’s gene-editing power, wants the technology to be standard of care for severe genetic diseases.
A Genetic Dating App Is a Horrifying Thing That Shouldn’t Exist
For anyone not white, cis, or male, it’s obvious where all this is going.
Scientists Edited Fruit Fly Genes to Give Them Butterflies' Toxic Abilities
Scientists, having a normal one, created mutant toxic fruit flies using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.
Scientists Are Genetically Engineering Plants to Fight Climate Change
By making plants grow deeper roots, scientists are helping them store more carbon.
Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies ‘Will Be Dealt With Seriously,’ Chinese Investigators Say
A report by Chinese authorities on Monday alleged that He Jiankui violated ethics and research integrity in editing the DNA of human babies.
Chinese CRISPR Scientist Who Allegedly Edited Infants’ Genes Is Reportedly Missing
Local Chinese media says the controversial scientist has been placed under “house arrest” by a Shenzhen university which has since denied the claim.
This Chinese Researcher Says the First CRISPR Babies Are Here
But the validity of the claim is up for debate.
Scientists Bred Healthy Baby Mice From Same-Sex Parents for the First Time
The pups with two mothers turned out perfectly healthy, but things didn’t turn out so well for the mice with two fathers.