Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.

Picture CRISPR-Cas9, a gene editing technology, as a GPS-guided scalpel: gRNA directs the Cas9 enzyme, a protein that cuts ...

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing ( ...

A type of genetic engineering called genome editing is receiving worldwide attention as a technique that can produce amazing progress in medicine and improvement of agricultural products. But the ...

Researchers at The University of Tokyo developed TECHNO, a two-step genome editing strategy that replaces entire mouse loci ...

In November 2018, prior to the 2nd International Summit on Human Genome Editing, Mr. He, who was an associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology at the time, used CRISPR-Cas9 ...

遺伝子工学が発達したことで、人間は生命の根幹をなす遺伝子を自由に操れる手段を手中に収めました。とりわけ、これまで人間の遺伝子を直接操作することは避けられてきたのですが、2015年4月にはついにそのタブーを破る論文が公表され、世界的な物議 ...

Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.” ...

Interest is rising in genome editing as the next generation of the technology begins to make a serious impact. Scientists have been able to edit DNA strands for a while now, replacing sections of code ...

With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even in ...