He Jiankui was broadly condemned for editing the DNA of twins. But more widely used forms of gene editing, like IVF, perpetuate inequality by design. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c12e05984c514347f1b7949/master/pass/Ideas_Art_CRISPR-112505422.jpg
Tag: CRISPR
Rogue Scientist Says Another Crispr Pregnancy Is Under Way
Chinese researcher He Jiankui, who earlier claimed to have gene-edited twin baby girls, now says there’s another pregnancy with a Crispr’d embryo. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bfdc539ec3c605f7c21c186/master/pass/crispr_ccr5-02.jpg
Chinese scientist claims he edited babies’ genes with CRISPR
A Chinese scientist claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies using the CRISPR/Cas9 tool. He Jiankui (pictured) told the Associated Press that twin girls, Lulu and Nana, were born earlier this month following embryo-editing using CRISPR to disable the CCR5 gene, which allows the HIV virus to infect cells. An American scientist, Michael […]
Silicon Valley’s Tech Elite Zoom in on Crispr
“Where we are now with biotech feels quite a bit like where we were with information technology in the late 1990s,” said Napster co-founder Sean Parker on stage at WIRED25 https://media.wired.com/photos/5bc5058880ec002859e56c0d/master/pass/amy-lombard-WIRED_MG_9587.jpg
China Gets Another Crispr First With Embryo Base Editing
Scientists in China have used a cutting-edge Crispr technique to repair a disease-causing mutation in viable human embryos. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b7b4a6633139465fbeb5f12/master/pass/crispr_embryos_sbp-01.jpg
European Ruling Could Slow Africa’s Push For Crispr Crops
Court says crops using new gene-editing tools should be regulated just like older GMOs. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b58f299cc6bec04807c88a9/master/pass/cassava-636825874.jpg
CRISPR might cause more unintended DNA damage than we thought
A new study published today in Nature Biotechnology warns that CRISPR may not be the ultra-specific gene editor we’ve believed it to be. With CRISPR-Cas9, researchers can find particular sequences in a cell’s DNA and cut them at a specified spot. The cell can then repair the DNA where it was cut and scientists have […]
CRISPR gene editing can cause serious DNA damage, U.K. research finds
Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause unexpected genetic damage that could lead to dangerous changes in some cells.
CRISPR pioneer wants to make an at-home test that detects disease
Biotech company Mammoth Biosciences is working on a simple, portable test that would give everyone, from healthcare professionals to just people at home, the ability to detect various diseases, infections and cancers quickly and easily. The test would use CRISPR to determine which bacteria, viruses or genetic mutations were present in a person’s blood, saliva […]
Researchers use CRISPR to detect HPV and Zika
Science published three studies today that all demonstrate new uses for CRISPR. The gene editing technology is typically thought of for its potential use in treating diseases like HIV, ALS and Huntington’s disease, but researchers are showing that applications of CRISPR don’t stop there. The first study comes from the lab of CRISPR pioneer Jennifer […]
