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Gene editing

Science & Technology

The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot

Rob Stein

There's a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value. Bioethicists say just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done.
Bioscience-Medicine

Dan Rather's Documentary On Gene Editing Will Debut At South By Southwest

Joy Diaz

From Texas Standard: A global controversy erupted after a Chinese scientist claimed to have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to manipulate genes in the...