Prof Kevin Smith, Abertay University, set out his views on the ethics of human genome editing in a piece published … read more
Up to 7% of the population suffer from a rare disease, many of which are life-changing and have poor treatment … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports the use of CRISPR gene editing technique in reversing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in mice. … read more
New Scientist reported that biologist Denis Rebrikov intends to use CRISPR gene editing technology on the embryos of deaf couples … read more
Researchers, publishing in Nature Medicine, reported that being homozygous for a protective mutation against HIV is associated with increased mortality … read more
Reactions to a called for moratorium and international governance framework for heritable genome editing as published in Nature. Mr James … read more
Research published in Nature demonstrates the successful development of gene drives in mice. Prof Luke Alphey, Arthropod Genetics Group, The … read more
Reactions to reports of the Chinese authority’s investigation into He Jiankui. Dr Lydia Teboul, Head of Molecular and Cellular Biology … read more
One of the biggest science stories of 2018 was the news that a Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, claimed to have … read more
Reactions to research published in European Journal of Neuroscience that describes a possible new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Dr Alena Pance, Senior Staff Scientist, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, said: … read more
Reactions to Jiankui He’s defence of his work on the first genome edited babies. read more
Reactions to reports that a Chinese researcher has created the first genome edited babies. read more
Research published in Cell Stem Cell demonstrates genome editing has enabled mouse pups to be born from same-sex parents. read more
Researchers, publishing in Science, reported that they were able to restore the expression of dystrophin using genome editing in a canine model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. read more
Nature has published two Brief Communications Arising (BCAs) by Dieter Egli and colleagues and by Paul Thomas and colleagues. These BCAs are published alongside a Reply from the original authors, Shoukhrat Mitalipov and colleagues. read more
The European Court of Justice has ruled that organisms obtained by mutagenesis – a set of techniques which make it possible to alter the genome of a living species without the insertion of foreign DNA – are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to the obligations laid down by the GMO directive. read more
A new review, published in Trends in Plant Science, examines the use of different plant breeding techniques to potentially enhance colour, texture and taste of the produce, as well to inform conventional breeding programs.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a new report, ‘Genome editing and human reproduction: social and ethical issues’. read more
Genome editing techniques such as the CRISPR-Cas9 system raise the possibility of editing the genome of a human embryo, sperm or egg cell in order to influence the genetic characteristics of the future person. The use of genome editing in embryos for assisted reproduction in humans is currently prohibited by law, but is permitted in some research involving human embryos. read more
A new study, published in Nature Biotechnology, investigates the use of CRISPR/Cas9 to make simple cuts in DNA in mouse cells and subsequent on-target mutagenesis due to the inaccuracy of the type of DNA repair process employed.
