The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

We all have flaws. Our eyesight may not be that good. Some go bald too early. Some people have more serious issues and they all can trace back to one place — our genetics. Our DNA is what makes us, ...

It’s still far too premature to try to use powerful new technologies to edit genes that can be passed down from generation to generation, according to the organizers of the Third International Summit ...

Researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy have come under fire for a study involving feeding genetically modified food to children. In February, a group of 32 scientists from ...

The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, a three-day conference organized by the Royal Society, the U.K. Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Chinese scientist He Jiankui spent three years in prison after 'creating' three genetically edited babies. Back in the laboratory, he continues to defend experiments with humans, although now he only ...

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Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

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