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gene editing

The sale of the first CRISPR-edited food – The tomato

by Science

The sale of the first CRISPR-edited food – The tomato Nancy Stitt discusses the genetically edited tomato that has recently gone on sale in Japan When you hear about CRISPR gene-editing technology you probably think of designer babies or science fiction. However, this technology may now feature in your lunchtime salad! That’s right, the first […]

An Evaluation of Unnatural Selection – Cut, Paste, Life

by Scarlett Parr Reid

Scarlett Parr-Reid gives her review of the first episode from the Netflix series ‘Unnatural Selection’.

The Ethics of Gene Editing

by Science

Sophie Ellen Buckland discusses whether it is ethical to change someone’s DNA even if it’s only to ‘cure’ someone of genetic diseases.

Fully Automated Luxury Communism: An Interview With Aaron Bastani

by Oliver Haynes

An interview with Aaron Bastani about his new book Fully Automated Luxury Communism.

Babies by design

by Ruth Braham

Chinese scientist Jiankui has claimed, in a series of YouTube videos, to have successfully edited the genomes of two embryos. These embryos were then allowed to develop and produced twin girls with altered DNA. Their genomes were edited using CRISPR, a gene editing technique first developed in 2015 to stop the function of a gene called […]

Woman of the Month: Jennifer Doudna

by Riddhi Mane

Once in a while, we have an invention that changes the world completely, permanently and irreversibly. With the atomic bomb, came the ability to destroy the entire human race in an instant. With penicillin, deaths from paper cuts became obsolete. With satellite TV, stories from around the world entered our living rooms. This century’s great […]

Designer Genes

by Alina Ivan

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has given a free pass to a DNA editing tool to alter the human genome. This opens the way to unprecedented control over the human genome, and the possibility to prevent, or even cure, genetic diseases. Back in 2012 Professor Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues were spending long hours […]

‘Three person’ baby born

by Samuel Fawcett

A baby containing the genetic material of three parents has been born through the use of groundbreaking new technology. The baby was born in Mexico, and the procedure carried out by a US team, who chose the central American country as it has no laws that prohibit the procedure. The technology used is known as […]

Best of TED: Gene editing and the eradication of malaria

by Holly Belcher

Jennifer Kahn is a science journalist whose articles cover the gene-editing abilities of CRISPR technology. Her TED talk, ‘Gene editing can now change an entire species – forever’ can be found on TED.com under the ‘Science’ section.   No one can deny the blight malaria has been on the world. UNICEF figures show over a […]

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