Gene Editing
Rebellion against Europe’s ‘innovation-killing’ crop gene editing regulations grows among scientists, frustrated member states
Will Europe continue to be a science backwater? Does gene editing have a future in this part of the world? ...
CRISPR gene editing: Using ‘nature’s own tools’ to combat food waste and climate change
A new technique is sneaking in our lives, potentially changing the foods we eat every day. From growing resilient crops, ...
New gene analysis technique identifies natural disease resistance in wheat to protect against fast-spreading stem rust
Stem rust has devastated wheat for centuries....Now a virulent strain is spreading from Africa. Even as wheat crops wither and ...
Improving CRISPR gene editing of human cells with an ‘off switch’
For all its gene-editing prowess, mechanistically CRISPR is a bit like a power tool with a broken “off” switch. Hear ...
Push to use gene editing to fight invasive predators rejected in New Zealand
A lobby group is calling for an end to a ban on investigating whether genetic technologies could be used to kill predators ...
CRISPR explained: Everything you need to know
Here’s everything you need to know about the complex and sometimes controversial technology driving the gene-editing revolution. CRISPR evolved as ...
Agriculture commissioner says EU must decide if ‘science or politics’ will drive gene-edited crop regulations
The European governments have to decide whether science or politics are applied when it comes to issues such as new ...
Talking Biotech: Regulating gene-edited animals as drugs will stifle food innovation
Animal gene editing could revolutionize food production. But FDA regulation stands in the way ...
CRISPR-edited chickens are coming: Can they stop a bird flu epidemic?
Humans don’t usually get the flu directly from animals, but human outbreaks of bird and swine flu can and do ...
Proposed U.S. regulation of gene-edited food animals is not fit for purpose
Both plant and animal breeders need access to gene editing tools to introduce sustainability traits ...
Why it was no surprise that controversial CRISPR babies happened in China
The headline-making births last November of the world’s first gene-edited babies (twin girls) was unsurprising in one way: The scientist ...
Getting out of the gene-editing mess created by Chinese scientist He Jiankui
There have always been rogues willing to carve their own paths no matter what the cost to others. But how ...
4 expanding technologies that could help boost crop yields and preserve the environment
The scope of [agricultural] advances during the past three years is nothing short of astonishing. Today’s growers now have at ...
What’s going to happen in farm biotech in 2019? Gene-edited foods; lab-grown meat surges; CRISPR regulation clarity
These are the trends I expect to define biotech in agriculture during 2019. ...
CRISPR-edited plants aren’t GMOs—and 4 other essential facts about gene editing
If you’ve been stunned by all the alarming reports of gene-edited babies, you might have the impression that the only ...
We must end ‘over-regulation’ of crop gene editing to halt global food insecurity, says prominent Canadian agricultural scientist
[W]hen it comes to food and agriculture, the future may be predictable, but it isn’t humorous. The current situation is ...
Fears of gene editing in the US could be stoked by Russian disinformation attacks
[There’s a] risk to gene drive research that has flown under the radar. This threat combines legitimate concerns about the ...
EU has ‘no plans’ to revise its strict regulations on gene-edited crops, European Commission official says
A European Commission official said [January 7] that Brussels has no plans to “put forward new legislative proposals” on genetically ...
CRISPR ‘super-soldiers?’ Why we need international gene-editing rules
Within this century, human beings will be capable of changing their genes to modify traits like intelligence, or even instincts ...
CRISPR crops poised to revolutionize our diets by increasing fiber, vitamins and ‘good oils’
Many of today’s most prevalent health issues .... trace back to .... the food we eat. The leading cause of death ...
How AIDS transformed genetic engineering
For two decades, [Matt] Sharp had been living with HIV. He’d watched the height of the aids crisis claim dozens of his ...
Audio: Crash course on the CRISPR-edited foods headed for grocery stores
Genetically modified organisms, GMOs, have been common on American farms for years. But a new generation of gene-edited food, through ...
CRISPR gene editing could turn wild plants into productive food crops
The lantern-shaped groundcherry, with its distinctive paper-thin husk, tomato-like texture and flavor akin to kiwi, seems to deserve a place ...
Animal gene editing could ‘transform’ our food supply, but will ‘questionable regulations’ block innovation?
As scientists in labs across the world create virus-resistant pigs, heat-tolerant cattle and fatter, more muscular lambs, a big question looms: Will regulation, safety ...
Gene-edited animals could improve agricultural productivity. But could there be unintended consequences?
The purported birth [in November] of the world’s first gene-edited human babies .... spurred a wave of global outrage .... [T]he ...
CRISPR represents potential for huge change. But will the public trust it?
The charged language around the recent gene-editing controversy is driving an inaccurate assessment of risks ...
Will we see illegal CRISPR IVF clinics in the US? Experts weigh in
The possibility of “CRISPR babies” became real [November 25], when a Chinese scientist stunned the world by announcing he’d used the gene-editing ...
