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A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

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By Emily Mullin, Medium One Zero | 12.05.2019

Would you pay $1 million and fly to South America for a chance to live longer?

Libella Gene Therapeutics, a...

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By Marcy Darnovsky, Southwestern Medical Perspectives | 12.04.2019

Should CRISPR be used to alter the genes and traits of future children and generations? Dozens of nations have considered this...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 12.03.2019

He Jiankui’s manuscript shows how he ignored ethical and scientific norms in creating the gene-edited twins Lulu and Nana.

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By Sui-Lee Wee & Paul Mozur, The New York Times | 12.03.2019

In a dusty city in the Xinjiang region on China’s western frontier, the authorities are testing the rules of science...

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By Yves Moreau, Nature | 12.03.2019

Across the world, DNA databases that could be used for state-level surveillance are steadily growing.

The most striking case is...

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By Charis Thompson, AMA Journal of Ethics | 12.01.2019

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Gene-edited babies who might be born in the future should be monitored over the course of their life. These...

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By Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg | 11.25.2019

Biologists recently revealed a new form of the gene-editing tool known as Crispr that allows researchers to make precise changes...

Strands of DNA cut in two places
By Emily Mullin, Medium | 11.25.2019

Around this time last November, Chinese scientist He Jiankui stunned the world when he revealed the birth of the first...