CRISPR
A Groundbreaking Report on Gene Editing Says We Shouldn't Create Enhanced Humans
An international group of experts engaged with the ethical and regulatory problems facing gene editing and came to a surprising conclusion.
Researchers Discover 'Stop' Button for CRISPR
The gene-editing tool is powerful, and an antidote can help make it safer.
CRISPR Trial Heats Up in Favor of MIT and Harvard
The patent trial isn't likely to have a resolution until January.
Genetic Editing Could Cause the Next Cold War
If China pursues human genetic enhancement and the US retreats under a conservative government, it could create a divide between the modified and the not, sewing the seeds of global conflict.
The Hype Around Medical Genetics Could Be Bad for the Public
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, the Human Genome Project, CRISPR—all were followed by grandiose claims of the imminent total control over life’s fundamental processes.
This Is How the CRISPR Trial Will Determine Our Future
Two big institutions are at odds over one of the biggest intellectual rights debate in this century.
Obama’s Science Advisors Are Worried About Future CRISPR Terrorism
The emergence of new forms of bioterrorism.
The Field of Synthetic Biology Runs on Speculative Fiction
Scientists who are working on bioengineering techniques must realize that their work speculates a future where their breakthroughs will be embraced by society.
Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Map Every Cell in the Human Body
A cell atlas could map out hundreds of different cells to help with disease research.
Why CRISPR Never Could Have Come Out of Silicon Valley
Motherboard caught up with Jennifer Doudna at the Gairdner Awards in Toronto, where she’s being honoured as a pioneer of the gene editing technology.