In January, Defra launched a public consultation on the regulation of genetic technologies in the UK. The government is expected … read more
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have published a consultation today on gene editing. Comments sent out … read more
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier and Prof Jennifer Doudna for the … read more
Improving livestock to boost food production for a growing global population is a long-standing aim. For the first time, scientists … read more
A study, published in PNAS, reports on a new method of utilising CRISPR techniques to produce surrogate sires in livestock and … read more
A report, published by the UK Royal Society, and the US National Academy of Science and National Academy of Medicine, … read more
Journalists heard from the co-chairs and commissioners of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing … read more
A study, published in Nature Biotechnology, reports on the use of a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool for the detection of the … read more
Research, published in Science, reports on the first US clinical trial of CRISPR-edited cells in patients with advanced cancer. Prof … read more
A study, published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, reports on the use of genetically engineered moths for crop protection. … read more
He Jiankui, the Chinese researcher who last year used CRISPR techniques to alter the genome of embryos, has reportedly been … read more
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
