Human Gene Editing
CRISPR may allow us to choose the color of butterfly wings
Only nature can paint the gorgeous colors and patterns on a butterfly’s wings. But scientists said... they have mastered the ...
CRISPR opens window into early stages of human embryo development
Work in the UK involving CRISPR and human embryos illustrates the value of the gene editing technique in basic research ...
‘Designer babies’ just around the corner? More scare than science
As CRISPR technology advances, old fears about 'designer babies' resurface. But we are a long way from being able to ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – Sept. 18, 2017
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO online series promotes fear and ‘less sustainable’ farming | Alison Van Eenennaam Will the public embrace CRISPR to ‘edit ...
Genetics and obesity: Expanding waistlines can’t be blamed on poor lifestyle choices alone
The sources of obesity look more biological, and less psychological, which opens new avenues toward addressing the crisis. Finding answers ...
Will the public embrace CRISPR to ‘edit out’ birth defects as it has other reproductive technologies?
As CRISPR becomes more widespread, will the public accept gene-edited alterations in the same way we embraced in vitro fertilization? ...
Is brain hacking possible?
Accessing the human brain to enable functional connections with electronic technology may sound incredibly futuristic, but a handful of entrepreneurs, ...
Netherlands wants CRISPR gene-edited crops exempt from Europe’s GMO laws
The Netherlands believes the new plant breeding techniques should not come under the GMO legislation as they are as safe ...
Marijuana and epigenetics: Are we moving too quickly with legalization?
Some research suggests there could be health implications related to a surge in legalized marijuana use in the US. One ...
Why Sweden doesn’t regulate CRISPR gene-edited crops as GMOs
[Editor's note: The following is part of an interview with Staffan Eklöf, of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.] Could you give ...
In world-first, Japanese scientists use CRISPR to change flower color
In a world-first, Japanese scientists have used the revolutionary CRISPR, or CRISPR/Cas9, genome-editing tool to change flower color in an ...
Doubts emerge about first ‘successfully cured’ CRISPR gene-edited human embryos
Doubts have surfaced about a landmark paper claiming that human embryos were cleared of a deadly mutation using genome editing ...
USDA approves extra-oil producing gene-edited camelina, not regulated as a GMO
A variety of camelina that’s gene-edited to increase oil content can be grown without undergoing the USDA’s regulatory process for ...
Does Uganda need GMOs? Scientists look to gene editing to spur innovation
Even as scientists in Uganda and other African countries aggressively push for approvals of new disease-fighting GMO crops, the focus ...
First-ever gene-altering leukemia treatment approved by the FDA, uses patient cells to fight cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer, a milestone ...
Next generation Golden Rice could be driven by CRISPR gene editing
Rice breeders today develop improved varieties from genetic breeding stock that has been advanced through thousands of generations and over ...
CRISPR co-creator: We should have freedom to choose our ‘genetic destiny’
[Editor's Note: Jennifer Doudna is a professor of chemistry and molecular and cell biology at the University of California Berkeley ...
CRISPR could efficiently improve difficult-to-breed oilseed crops, study shows
CRISPR/Cas9 is a valuable tool for both basic and applied research that has been widely applied to different plant species ...
Infographic: Why single out GMOs—one of many forms of crop modification—for labeling?
[Editor's note: Layla Katiraee is a scientist at Integrated DNA Technologies. She has a PhD in molecular genetics with a ...
Human gene-editing debate: ‘We all need to educate ourselves’
[Editor's note: Charles Sackerson is a biology lecturer at California State University Channel Islands.] In 1973, biotechnologist Herbert Boyer and ...
Muscular dystrophy ‘death sentence’ targeted by gene therapy trials
[T]hree U.S. teams say they are ready to try to treat Duchenne [Muscular Dystrophy] with gene therapy. The first study ...
‘Genome cloaking’ could protect genetic privacy in medical tests
It is now possible to scour complete human genomes for the presence of disease-associated genes without revealing any genetic information ...
Could a Planet of the (Talking) Apes ever really evolve?
War for the Planet of the Apes is the latest entry in the 50-year old franchise. A scientist asks: do ...
‘Super cows’: How genetic tinkering could turn farm animals into cancer-fighting drug factories
While the overall biotech industry in South Dakota is small — about 66 firms — the state is emerging as ...
It’s time to talk about the ethics of CRISPR-edited human embryos
With groundbreaking human gene editing research moving forward, and human enhancement becoming a reality, decisions need to be made about ...
RNA editing could help slow progression of symptoms of ALS and Huntington’s
The most common gene editing technique, CRISPR-Cas9, only modifies DNA. That's helpful in most cases, but it means that you can't ...
Could vitamin B3 supplements prevent birth defects?
An extra dose of vitamin B3 might help prevent certain kinds of complex birth defects, according to a new study ...
