The gene editing revelation that shocked the world
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
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New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?
15 November 2018
As tests that screen embryos for complex traits become available, it's time to decide how to use these ethically – and where to draw the line
Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ
15 November 2018
A new genetic test that enables people having IVF to screen out embryos likely to have a low IQ or high disease risk could soon become available in the US
Why has a UK team genetically edited human embryos?
20 September 2017
The aim of the work is to better understand embryonic development, rather than to see if genome editing could prevent diseases in children
