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Fearing unknown environmental consequences, Johns Hopkins researchers call for strict regulation of mosquito-suppressing gene drives
Biotechnology is... being used to address global challenges like climate change, food insecurity, and building the bioeconomy, which directly or ...
Happy anniversary CRISPR: Transformative gene editing technology is 10 years old. What’s next?
2022 marks 10 years since the initial publications characterizing Cas9 as a programmable RNA-guided endonuclease. These findings have led to ...
We are entering the era of AI biological robots. How can we harness this powerful innovation so it doesn’t control us?
It should come as little surprise that pioneering work in biological robotics is as controversial as it is exciting. Take ...
Science vs. sales: The antiaging field is booming–with both promise and charlatans
The antiaging world exists far beyond the laboratory. There is a booming business around lifespan extension, chock full of sleek ...
Genetically-selected crop breeding has increased yields more than 600% over 2 centuries. Gene editing could dramatically accelerate that
Humans have improved plants for their utility through selective self-pollination, crossing, and progeny selection for >10,000 years, largely based on ...
Alzheimer’s treatments on the horizon? Dramatic advances ushered in by whole genome sequencing
In this wide-ranging interview, conducted by contributing editor Malorye Allison Branca, [researcher Rudy] Tanzi doesn't hold back. Gathering evidence from ...
100+ countries have outlined legal restrictions on editing human embryos. Here’s a guide
Discussions and debates about the governance of human germline and heritable genome editing should be informed by a clear and ...
