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Guidelines on Lab-grown Embryo Models Are Strong Enough to Meet Ethical Standards - and Will Build Trust in Science
Guidelines on Lab-grown Embryo Models Are Strong Enough to Meet Ethical Standards - and Will Build Trust in Science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
Is CRISPR Safe? Genome Editing Gets Its First FDA Scrutiny
Advisors to the US regulatory agency will examine the safety profile of a CRISPR-based treatment for sickle-cell disease.
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Forward-looking, democratically oriented governance is needed to ensure that human genome editing serves rather than undercuts public values.
New Human Embryo Models Spark Needless Controversy
Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about.
First Human 'Pangenome' Aims to Catalogue Genetic Diversity
20 years after the first draft genome was released, researchers have published a draft human ‘pangenome’ — a snapshot of what may become a new reference for genetic research capturing more of human diversity than has been previously available.
How Neanderthal Genetic Material Could Influence Nose Shapes to This Day
A gene that leads to a taller nose might have helped humans adapt to colder climates after leaving the African continent.
How to Edit the Genes of Nature's Master Manipulators
CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology, is poised to have a profound impact on the fields of microbiology and medicine, again.
Australia's Catastrophic Rabbit Invasion Sparked by a Few Dozen British Bunnies
Australia's Catastrophic Rabbit Invasion Sparked by a Few Dozen British Bunnies
Genome analysis shows that most Australian rabbits are descendants of wild rabbits shipped to near Melbourne in 1859.
Life Will Find a Way: Could Scientists Make Jurassic Park a Reality?
Just a few years from now, herds of woolly 'mammoths' could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?
Where Science Meets Fiction: the Dark History of Eugenics
A newly published book looks at how the study of genetics has been warped for political ends.
Major CRISPR Patent Decision Won't End Tangled Dispute
Fights over who invented the gene-editing technology are becoming more complex, and could carry on for years.
New Rules Will Make UK Gene-edited Crop Research Easier
The government's decision to ease requirements will lower the cost of field trials, but does not yet address the path to market.
WHO Should Lead on Genome-editing Policy, Advisers Say
World Health Organization committee says it's too soon to allow heritable gene editing, but points to paths forward for other applications.
First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys
The EPA approved Oxitec's mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment.
CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Wreaks Chromosomal Mayhem
Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing.
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?
A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions - if humanity decides to unleash it.
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