Gene editing could give us ‘better’ babies — but what are the ethical concerns?
It’s been seven years since Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui made an announcement that shocked the world’s scientists. He…
Eugenics Is More Dangerous With Musk and Noor Siddiqui
Last weekend my colleague, John Authers, argued that George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is the most prophetic novel about…
China Unveils Genome Tools for High-Precision DNA Editing in Humans, Crops
(Yicai) Aug. 7 — Chinese researchers have developed two advanced DNA editing tools that could lead to breakthroughs…
Targeted microglia replacement shows promise against fatal neurodegenerative conditions
Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal within…