On top of all that, China forbids gene editing in human reproduction ... Many will be interested in enhancements that polygenic embryo editing could offer But underneath the outrage lay long ...

The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they’ve successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo took ... as opening the door to embryo-editing research.

Tel Aviv University scientists say that they can inject CRISPR genetic 'molecular scissors' to shrink tumors by 90%; ...

Jiankui He is a controversial Chinese biophysicist and geneticist known for creating the first human genetically edited ...

CRISPR gene editing 'corrects' mutation in human embryos This summer, an international team of scientists, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, announced they had used CRISPR gene-editing technology to correct ...

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic ...

Traditional cattle breeding has always involved modifying the genetics of animals, but the term “genetic modification” is often associated with more modern biotechnologies like genetic engineering and ...

Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say.

But gene editing, which would result in sterile mosquitoes ... Although it is clearly too soon to contemplate using CRISPR in viable human embryos, there are other ways of editing the human ...