Bioethics

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Opinion: Should we use gene editing to produce disease-free babies? A scientist who helped discover CRISPR weighs in.

Researchers recently reported that they were able to edit human embryos to fix a dangerous mutation. The technology is inching closer to reality, so we need to take a stand, says biochemist Jennifer Doudna.
Posted Aug 2017

Scientists are trying to use CRISPR to fix everything. What’s wrong with that?

An exploration of the ethics around CRISPR's gene-snipping technology yields new insights on how to harness biotechnology that's powerful enough to alter humanity.
Posted May 2016