5 December 2018
He Jiankui used gene editing in an attempt to make HIV-resistant babies, but most geneticists think the best use of embryo editing would be to prevent genetic disorders
5 December 2018
Staff at Google, Amazon and Microsoft are using walkouts, work slowdowns and refusals to build to hold the tech giants to their proclaimed ethics
5 December 2018
Genetically modified pig hearts have kept baboons alive for more than 90 days, a threshold that may now allow trials of this type of transplantation in people
5 December 2018
The news of gene-edited twins is more likely to have a chilling effect on research into the technique used than to open the floodgates to millions more edited babies
5 December 2018
He Jiankui has tried to create babies that are resistant to HIV infection. But there are safer ways to protect against the virus than untested gene editing
5 December 2018
Last week, He Jiankui announced that he had created the world's first gene-edited babies. Scientists around the world have condemned the experiment
5 December 2018
We are set to go beyond a "safe" level of global warming as soon as 2030, so this really is our last chance to draw up a concrete plan to ditch fossil fuels
5 December 2018
If you want to find your way across the universe, forget using stars or GPS. The light from quasars billions of light years away can guide us and even help here on Earth
5 December 2018
I spend a lot of time outdoors and wearing fleece jackets seemed a good use of recycled plastic. I now learn that every time I wash them, I pollute the oceans with microscopic fibres. If they go to landfill, they will presumably stay there for hundreds...
5 December 2018
Brussels sprouts sold loose taste fabulous, whether steamed, microwaved or roasted. Now, more and more shops sell them pre-prepared in sealed bags, which presumably contain some inert gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen. However you cook them, these...
