Gene Editing
China Confirms Three Gene Edited Babies Were Born From Experiments
Previously only twin girls, named Lulu and Nana, were known of.
Chinese Scientist Jailed for Creating World's First Gene Edited Babies
He was jailed for three years and fined $430,000.
He Jiankui's Research on CRISPR Babies Dubbed 'Delusional and Outrageous'
Research on the birth of twins after genome editing for HIV resistance was sent to MIT Technology Review earlier this year.
He Jiankui's Gene Edited Babies May Have a Lower Life Expectancy
Individuals with mutation to the CCR5 gene have a 21 percent increase in mortality rate, study finds.
Gene-Edited Babies Might Have Enhanced Brains
Scientists say the gene He Jiankui tampered with could cause the twin girls to have improved memory and cognition.
Why We Will Stop Having Sex to Reproduce
Advances in IVF, as well as gene editing, mean it could soon become the primary way to have children—not just for infertile or same-sex couples but for everyone.
Chinese Scientist Announces First Gene-edited Babies
Claims by He Jiankui are unsubstantiated and he has reportedly been suspended since the announcement.
Chinese Scientists Create Mice With Same-Sex Parents
The research could one day be used to help human same-sex couples reproduce.
Gene Editing Decimates Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
A gene drive to stop the spread of malaria showed promise, with no mutations arising in laboratory experiments.
This Mutation Protected Mice From Alzheimer's
A similar mutation was found in a small population of humans, and may have the same protective effect.
Virus-Resistant Cells May Be on the Horizon
First step, virus resistant; next step, cancer.
Can CRISPR Help Preserve The Great Barrier Reef?
By using a tool known as CRISPR-Cas9, scientists may be able to identify corals that are genetically predisposed to survive as the climate changes around them.
Breakthrough Gene Editing Trial Set to Begin This Year
Researchers think this trial could be "the real beginning of gene therapy."
Can CRISPR Cure This Debilitating Brain Disease?
Is CRISPR the miracle we've been hoping for to treat genetic brain diseases?
Scientists Engineer Skinny Pigs WIth Low Body Fat
Using CRISPR, scientists created pigs with a quarter less body fat.
Ten Weird Ways Scientists Are Using Gene Editing
Nearly every field of biological sciences are being reimagined with CRISPR gene editing technology.
How Gene Editing Can End the Human Transplant Shortage
Dialysis for life or a genetically altered pig organ? That may be a choice for transplant patients in the future.
Scientists Edit Human Embryos to Safely Remove Disease
While the breakthrough has raised ethical concerns, we should also remember to celebrate advances in research.
Gene Editing Is Causing a Government Ethics Nightmare
There are virtually no regulations for CRISPR technology.
Gene Editing Study Shows Unexpected Consequences
Hundreds of genes mutated accidentally.
U.K. Scientists Are Deciding the Future of Humanity
Pioneering gene editing research has put the U.K. at the forefront of the next scientific revolution—whether the rest of the world is ready for it or not.
How Designer Immune Cells Can Stop Incurable Leukemia
Using molecular scissors to edit immune cells has reversed blood cancer in a London baby.
