Tag: Gene Editing
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...
To fight Zika, let’s genetically modify mosquitoes – the old-fashioned way
Jeffrey Powell, Yale University
The near panic caused by the rapid spread of the Zika virus has brought new urgency to the question of how...
Forget about designer babies – gene editing won’t work on complex...
A Cecile JW Janssens, Emory University
This week, scientists gathered in Washington, DC for the International Summit on Human Gene Editing to discuss a technology...