Tag: CRISPR/Cas9
‘Jurassic World’ scientists still haven’t learned that just because you can...
Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University
“Jurassic World: Dominion” is hyperbolic Hollywood entertainment at its best, with an action-packed storyline...
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and...
George Seidel, Colorado State University
On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing...
Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies
G. Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore
The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but...
These CRISPR-modified crops don’t count as GMOs
Yi Li, University of Connecticut
To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production.
Increasing...
Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the...
Jessica Berg, Case Western Reserve University
The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they’ve successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo took...