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A large international study has uncovered 83 rare genetic variants that can significantly affect a person's height...
A novel gene therapy technique has partially restored hearing and balance in deaf mice...
The parents of a deceased Israeli man have had their request to use his sperm rejected on appeal...
Professors Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier have won the 2017 Japan Prize for their work on the genome-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9....
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has published a statement recommending caution over the clinical application of genome editing...
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Extending the 14-day rule: Never mind Brexit, the whole world is watching
by Dr Ciara Staunton
Some have suggested that, after Brexit, British influence on rules about embryo research will be diluted. But this is far from true...