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Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Humans are never...

Today, Massachusetts Institute of Technology biologist Kevin Esvelt is well known for his work on guided evolution technologies—creating systems for ...

A U.K. watchdog balked at the cost-effectiveness of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CRISPR-based sickle cell disease therapy Thursday, recommending against funding...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now...

When Celenise Mahmood first learned about two new gene therapies that could cure sickle cell disease, she felt a wave...

An 80-year-old man in Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony wildlife crimes involving his plan to let paying customers...

Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby, a...

The U.S. government must move “quickly and decisively” to avert substantial national security risks stemming from artificial intelligence (AI) which...