CGS in the News
Scientists have been tinkering with the DNA in humans and other living things for decades. But one thing has long...
Researchers have erased a genetic glitch that causes heart defects in dozens of human embryos with surprising success, fixing the...
Last week, US scientists edited a human embryo for the first time. That’s just the beginning.
The first step is...
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing industry has been around for just over a decade. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
"This structure has novel features, which are of considerable biological interest." It was perhaps the greatest understatement of all time...
A new study offers a cautionary tale for using the widely hyped gene-editing tool CRISPR on people.
The gene-editing technology...
Scientists could be allowed to make modifications in human DNA that can be passed down through subsequent generations, the National...
KEY POINTS
- UK biosciences policy has become increasingly motivated by economic considerations in recent years, at the expense, we believe...