He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children, has put forward a new proposal for modifying human embryos ...

May 16, 2022 — Although some rare genetic variants can increase the risk of disease markedly for a few individuals, the genetic contribution to common diseases is mostly due to a combination of ...

What does responsible science mean when it comes to genetic experiments? Are some experiments so risky they simply should not be done? Researchers, policy makers, and the public have been debating ...

As Gods. By Matthew Cobb. Basic Books; 464 pages; $35. Published in Britain as “The Genetic Age” ; Profile Books; £25. I n 2018 He Jiankui, a Chinese biologist, made headlines around the ...

Rogue Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Gear Up for More Human Experiments ... More on genetics: 23andMe Is Crumbling, and That Means Your Genetic Data Is Blowing in the Breeze.

Apr 05, 2023 21:00:00 A Chinese military research team carries out a genetic experiment to insert the gene of the strongest organism ``tardigrade'' into human stem cells, to develop a ``super ...

Science has made a new genetic revolution possible Now let it flourish. Aug 25th 2022. ... If they are to become more affordable, new therapies also need to experiment with payment mechanisms, ...

Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA. Nature Ecology & Evolution , 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02056-2 ...