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For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered...
Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...
A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money...
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In April, Ezibon Khamis was dispatched...
Scientists have created fertile mice from male genetic material alone, a breakthrough that could one day open the door to...
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Whatever happened to GM Golden Rice? And wasn’t GM salmon supposed to revolutionise aquaculture...
In late May, several scientific organizations, including the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT), banded together to call...
A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe...
A new 13-year study published in The New England Journal of Medicine confirmed that adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy—a technique...
23andMe's two-step sale to a nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki is nothing more than a dance around California's...