After the reported birth of CRISPRed babies in China, experts want to take time to consider the scientific, social, ethical, and philosophical consequences of editing heritable human DNA.

A Minnesota-based company reports the sale of a soybean oil engineered to have greater stability and no trans-fat.

In CRISPRed fruit flies that lack certain antimicrobial peptides, bacterial infections flourish, as revealed by fluorescent markers.

After the controversy of a Chinese scientist who was involved in editing the genomes of twin girls, the country puts forth tighter guidelines.

Two studies show signs that the introduced DNA is functioning, but it’s too early to know if patients actually benefit.

The group had argued that a patent given to the Broad Institute overlapped with this one.

Adenine editing enzymes have been adapted for use in plants.

Multiple researchers were aware of He Jiankui’s clinical trial before the news became public in November.

He Jiankui could face charges after an investigation finds he used techniques prohibited in China to edit the genes of twin girls.

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