Gene Editing / CRISPR
Why we shouldn’t be afraid of human gene editing
[Editor's note: Dave Gammon is an associate professor of biology at Elon University.] Many feel a visceral dread that scientists ...
Modeling human tumors in mice can be problematic—here’s why
[A] new study [read full study] suggests that an unfortunate side effect of ... evolutionary changes is that human tumors are ...
Synthetic incompatibility: Preventing GMO mosquitos from spreading their genes
A major obstacle to applying genetic engineering to benefit humans and the environment is the risk that organisms whose genes ...
Viewpoint: Overly strict human gene-editing regulations let patients suffer and die
[Editor’s note: Henry Miller is a physician and molecular biologist, and a Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He ...
Monsanto, DowDuPont execs discuss transformative impact of gene-editing and data science on farming
To find out more about the potential of [new gene-editing and data science technologies], The Wall Street Journal’s Dennis Berman ...
GMO hornless cow awaits approval amid FDA policy changes
[In 2016], Recombinetics, the 35-person company [geneticist Scott Fahrenkrug] founded in 2008 with three other geneticists from the University of ...
Genetically enhancing the nutrients in corn using synthetic methionine
Methionine, found in meat, is one of the nine essential amino acids that humans get from food, according to the ...
Monsanto, other seed developers invest in gene editing in hopes of sidestepping GMO fears
Seed developers including Monsanto Co. and DowDuPont Inc. have invested in gene-editing technology, which enables scientists to make precise changes ...
Cancers and other rare diseases in crosshairs of researchers using breakthrough DNA sequencing
The improvements and discoveries in DNA sequencing in recent years has had immediate clinical consequences, including the real possibility of ...
How do you know if your mutation will lead to a genetic disease?
Sonia Vallabh, a scientist, carries a rare mutation that normally causes a neurodegenerative disease. How likely is it she will ...
Biohacker: How to genetically modify yourself
“What we’ve got here is some DNA, and this is a syringe,” Josiah Zayner tells a room full of synthetic ...
Should the European Union relax GMO clinical trial guidelines?
Four organisations representing pharmaceutical firms, biotech companies, universities, and research institutes are calling on the European commission to update, streamline ...
CRISPR technologies could help ecosystems cope with climate change
Could an ingenious new technology save humanity from its greatest act of planetary self-harm? It may sound like something out ...
Transgenic silkworms engineered to spin tough-fiber spider silk
In Jon Rice’s office is a small incubator full of tiny insect eggs—one of many such incubators kept at Kraig ...
Muscular pigs in Cambodia raise false concerns about GMO technology, safety
Pigs are being bred on a farm in Cambodia, and their enormous size and hulking muscles are raising alarm. The ...
Inside Key Haven: GMO mosquito debate reached fever pitch in release town
In the Florida Keys, a referendum fight last year took on all the trappings of a modern-day political campaign – radio ...
New, hyper-accurate CRISPR gene editor developed
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a key region within the Cas9 protein ...
Disease-resistant GMO tomato that could eliminate need for copper pesticides blocked by public fears
Field trials have shown that a disease-resistant GMO tomato variety eliminates the need for copper pesticides that pollute soil and ...
Group fitness more important than individual fitness for high-yielding crops, study shows
Survival of the fittest is a fundamental concept in Darwin's theory of natural selection which drives evolution. However, when it ...
Inserting CRISPR machinery into human cells to fight Huntington’s and Lou Gehrig’s
The gene-editing tool CRISPR is based on a natural defense system embedded in bacterial cells that recognizes and destroys invading ...
Non-browning genetically engineered ‘Arctic apples’ now on sale–without GMO label
[Arctic] apples are genetically altered to suppress browning and may be offered for sale as bagged slices in up to ...
University student reflection: Let’s take a balanced ethical and scientific look at genetic engineering
Rapid advancements in the realm of gene editing are raising all sorts of questions with social and ethical implications. But ...
Controversial CRISPR gene-editing paper draws ‘editor’s note’
[Editor's note: The paper in question detailed the use of CRISPR to correct, in human embryos, a gene that causes ...
CRISPR shows promise against a ‘range of disorders’ in animal studies
The race is on to edit the DNA in our body to fight or prevent disease. Promising results from animal ...
What do Germany’s election results mean for GMOs, gene-edited crops?
As Germany reels from an unexpected surge for the far right in the 24 September elections, researchers don’t expect much ...
Treating aggressive brain cancer with poliovirus
The idea of using a modified poliovirus as a treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer isn't new. But recent research shows ...
Fighting malaria: Genetic modification offers two promising tools
In the annals of deadly diseases, few have plagued humankind as viciously as malaria. ...But the disease continues to take ...