

Meet the Woman Using CRISPR to Breed All-Male “Terminator Cattle”January 10, 2018 |
Gene editing can change an animal’s sex
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Meet the Woman Using CRISPR to Breed All-Male “Terminator Cattle”January 10, 2018 |
Gene editing can change an animal’s sex
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You May Already Be Immune to CRISPRJanuary 9, 2018 |
The human immune system can hinder the gene-editing tool, though there could be ways around it
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The NIH Lifted a Ban on Deadly Mutant Virus Research—Here’s WhyDecember 21, 2017 |
The National Institutes of Health has lifted a ban on “gain-of-function” research on Tuesday—the kind of research that requires genetically modifying viruses to make them more deadly or more contagious
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CRISPR in 2018: Coming to a Human Near YouDecember 18, 2017 |
The first clinical trials are slated to begin in the U.S. and Europe while others are stalled
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Turning Piglets Into Personalized Avatars for Sick KidsDecember 13, 2017 |
A team of scientists wants to accelerate research into a genetic disorder by using CRISPR to copy unique mutations from affected children into pigs
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Revising the GenomeDecember 4, 2017 |
CRISPR lets scientists edit our genetic source code. This is going to be interesting. With comments from our Debra Mathews
Quick ReadJosiah Zayner took a swig from his beer and squinted into the spotlight. He was already kind of drunk. He also hadn’t bothered to write a speech. Tattooed and heavily pierced with a shock of blue-gray hair, he shuffled around uneasily on stage. But 150-odd people had flown in from around the country to hear him speak—the mad pirate-king of biotech
Quick ReadCanada is among the few countries in the world where genetically engineering human embryos isn’t just illegal, doing so could land you behind bars
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