Tag: CRISPR

🎧 “The Daily”: The Ethics of Genetically Editing Babies | New York Times

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A scientist in China claimed to have created the world’s first gene-edited human beings. How should the U.S. respond?

📺 Gene Editing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | HBO via YouTube

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Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms. John Oliver explores the risks, rewards, and wolf-related hazards of gene editing.

👓 EXCLUSIVE: First human embryos edited in U.S., using CRISPR | MIT Technology Review

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Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.