Could Gene Modification Be a Skeleton Key for Curing Alzheimer’s?
While CRISPR technology is generating a new wave of optimism for curing neurological diseases, experts warn that it has to be one part of a larger approach.
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America’s Leading Animal Geneticist Wants to Talk to You About GMOs
Alison Van Eenennaam has spent the last decade explaining gene editing to critics who find fear more compelling than data. Is anybody listening?
Scientists Launch an Effort to Eradicate Malaria With Gene-Edited Mosquitoes
In a high-security lab in Italy, scientists have launched a large-scale experiment to genetically modify mosquitoes with an end goal of potentially eradicating malaria in Africa.
The Chinese Scientist Who Engineered HIV-Resistant Babies May Now Face Legal Consequences
A Chinese scientist who engineered the first gene-edited babies may now face serious charges for fraudulent practices.
In a First, Scientists Edit Human Embryo to Study the Workings of a Gene
It's one of just a handful of successful human embryo gene-editing experiments that have been announced over the past two years.
Scientists Can Now Genetically Modify Organisms in the Wild
A new genetic engineering technology could help fight malaria, but can it be used responsibly?
Should We Engineer Future Humans?
Gene editing has come further than ever before. That means we need to start thinking further ahead than ever before.
Why Curiosity Should Drive Our Scientific Agenda
Basic research can seem wasteful, but politicians should resist the temptation to set science’s priorities.