UK scientists edit DNA of human embryos
The blueprint for life - DNA - has been altered in human embryos for the first time in the UK. The team at the Francis Crick Institute...
First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best...
First Human Embryos Successfully Edited in the US
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers...
Experimental Test May Let Us Screen For Genetic Defects 5 Weeks Into Pregnancy
An experimental test that relies on an old-fashioned screening exam — the pap smear — may someday allow doctors to easily detect birth...
Chinese scientists use gene-editing techniques in humans for first time
Chinese scientists have become the first in the world to use the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique in humans. On October...
New method allows first look at key stage of human development: embryo implantation
Figure 1: Day 6 Human Embryo - Different cell types are shown above in an early human embryo, six days after fertilization. Cell...
Your parents hold clues to your life expectancy, heart health
Your parents may have a significant influence on how likely you are to stay healthy later in life. Scientists have long suspected that...
CRISPR - Cas9: Gene editing technology
This animation depicts the CRISPR - Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical...
