International genetics groups advocate germline CRISPR research
Research into human germline genome editing should continue, recommends an international group of 11 human genetics organisations...
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Radio Review: The Inquiry - Is Gene Editing Out of Control?
The broadcast by BBC World Service is split into four parts, each with an assigned 'expert witness'. The first chapter tackles 'The Language of Life', aiming to elucidate exactly what DNA, genes and genome editing are...
Ovarian cancer drug could treat BRCA-related breast cancer
A drug treatment for ovarian cancer has shown success against inherited breast cancer...
UK Parliamentary committee publishes report on genomics and genome editing
The Science and Technology Committee of the UK Parliament's House of Commons has published a brief report of its wide-ranging inquiry into genomics and genome editing...
Podcast Review: CRISPR Updated
Radiolab explores the science, the uses and the ethics of CRISPR in this podcast that was two years in the making...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
New genetic links to pancreatic cancer discovered
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
Major US report supports human genome editing
An influential advisory group has given cautious support to the idea of making heritable changes to the human genome in order to treat or prevent disease...
ACMG recommends caution on genome editing
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has published a statement recommending caution over the clinical application of genome editing...
Therapeutic editing of the human genome — Jewish bioethical perspectives
Jewish bioethics may help to broaden the discussion of the ethical concerns that emerge from editing the human genome...
Event Review: Gene editing — exploring the Canadian context
Gene editing, in particular CRISPR/Cas9 technology, is sweeping the scientific world and has been receiving ample attention from policymakers worldwide. Policy statements and academic papers regarding responsible ways of moving forward with gene editing have already been published...