Human Gene Editing
CRISPR primer: A detailed look at its history and varieties
The most immediate thing to note is just how widespread CRISPR is as a process used by cellular life. About ...
Agricultural biotechnology regulations are a mess — Here’s how Trump can unshackle innovation
For ideological or political reasons unsupported by data, and drawing on risk paradigms decades out of date, the US imposes ...
Video: How gene therapy could treat rare, incurable ‘day blindness’
[Editor's note. Achromatopsia is a visual disorder sometimes referred to as "day blindness".] Imagine stepping out into a bright South ...
CRISPR’s long ‘natural history’ in microbes predated its recent ‘miracle’ applications
It is the dazzling star of the biotech world: a powerful new tool that can deftly and precisely alter the ...
‘Opportunity or death knell’? Organic movement debates embracing CRISPR plant breeding
There have been public debates and whether certain novel plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) such as CRISPR, could be used within ...
Talking Biotech: Florida neurosurgeon Duane Mitchell on how genetic engineering opens doors in cancer fight
Neuroscientist Duane Mitchell discusses genetically enhancing T-cells and other cutting edge cancer immunotherapies ...
Umbilical cord stem cells may yield treatment for autism
Gracie [Gregory] was one of 25 children who took part in the first-of-its-kind study at Duke University in Durham, North ...
Uncertainty is a certainty in the modern genomics landscape
[Editor's note: Misha Angrist, the new editor-in-chief of Genome, writes about the uncertainties surrounding genomics in modern medicine.] In the last few years ...
CRISPR crops focused on sustainable farming could soften African resistance to genetic engineering
[Nteranya Sanginga is director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.] The role of genetic engineering in agriculture and ...
Pro-life movement poses obstacles for CRISPR editing of human embryos
It's hard to discuss CRISPR without discussing, even tangentially, the issue of abortion. The gene editing technology has now been ...
Time to amend human embryo research ’14-day rule’?
The rule that cuts off research on human embryos at 14 days gestation is based on an arbitrary time limit ...
Why cells are like computers—And how ‘hacking’ them could lead to new diagnostic tools
Cells are basically tiny computers: They send and receive inputs and output accordingly. If you chug a Frappuccino, your blood sugar ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: No, Dr. Sarah Gottfried, we can’t control genes with lifestyle tweaks, and more
This week’s features: An MD is pushing pseudoscience to sell her new book and a word of caution about epigenetics ...
CRISPR gene editing could speed up photosynthesis and boost crop yields—But it will take time
Unlike previous approaches to GM crops that introduce foreign DNA into an organism, genome editing achieves much the same outcome ...
On the horizon: Genes pointing to potential Parkinson’s disease therapies
The ongoing revolution in genetics is playing an increasingly important role in our understanding of the [Parkinson's] disease while also revealing ...
Genetically selected people? ‘Polygenic scores’ could soon be used to guide human breeding
Today, for about $100, anyone can receive a million bits of information about their own genetic makeup from a company ...
5 technologies that will change agriculture for the better in 2017
Yet another transformation in agriculture may be needed to stave off a potential food crisis. The good news is that ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Avoid Craigslist for epigenetics advice; Engineering superhumans
Futurism's claims about the potential of epigenetics to create superhumans are about as scientific as a superhero comic book...and other ...
Cancer’s weak spots identified with CRISPR, gene editing
A UC San Diego-led research team has put the hot gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 to a novel use, finding more than ...
Unreliable science? Scores of mice studies may be tainted because of standard handling practice
Scores of scientific studies based on mice are being called into question because their behaviour is affected by the way ...
2 young leukemia patients cured with T-cell immunotherapy using genetically engineered donor cells
Gene-edited immune cells cure two British babies with childhood leukemia. But instead of patient-specific cells, doctors used cheaper universal cells ...
No longer waiting idly: Parents of patients establishing gene therapy programs
In recent years, gene therapies have become safer and better at hitting their intended targets in the body, leading to ...
CRISPR crops face regulatory and public acceptance obstacles
[Editor's note: Armin Scheben is a PhD student and David Edwards is a professor at the School of Biological Sciences ...
Can pigs solve our organ transplant shortage with help from CRISPR?
[B]iotechnology startup eGenesis [just] raised $38 million to fund a new effort to edit the DNA of pigs so they ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Spinach, turnips likely won’t protect you from air pollution, and more
This week’s features: BBC's poor decision to cover study claiming vitamin B protects against air pollution and experts join ELP ...
Palm reading: How genetic, epigenetic scans could boost palm oil yields, reduce environmental footprint
Palm oil is a commodity that generally evokes images of mass deforestation, human-rights violations and dying orangutans. In Indonesia and ...
Tame the hype: Is medical genetics plagued by unfilled promises?
Recently, I read an article promising that medical genetics will...make medicine predictive and personalized through detailed knowledge of the patient’s ...
