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This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
Scientists have successfully edited the DNA of human embryos to erase a heritable heart condition that is known for causing sudden death...
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...
Late last week, reports emerged that scientists in Oregon had used gene-editing technology, known as CRISPR-Cas9, to edit a human...
Today in America, if you are poor, you are also more likely to suffer from poor health. Low socioeconomic status—and...
Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified...
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing industry has been around for just over a decade. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...