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Gene editing

January 2024

  • The treatment was developed using the Nobel prize-winning gene editing tool Crispr

    Gene therapy hailed as ‘medical magic wand’ for hereditary swelling disorder

    Single-dose treatment transformed lives of patients with potentially deadly condition in first human trial

December 2023

  • A blood cell altered by sickle cell disease.

    US regulators approve two gene therapies for sickle cell disease

    Blood disorder that can lead to premature death affects estimated 100,000 people in the United States, most of whom are Black

November 2023

  • Sickle cell disease illustration

    UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disorders

    MHRA authorises uses of Casgevy as a potential cure for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

October 2023

  • Free-range laying hens on a British farm.

    World’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultry

    Research shows birds with small alterations to one gene are highly resistant to avian flu

September 2023

  • An AI conference in Shanghai in July.

    The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman review – a tech tsunami

    The co-founder of DeepMind issues a terrifying warning about AI and synthetic biology – but how seriously should we take it?

March 2023

  • Penrhyn Castle in north Wales was built on the Pennant family’s fortune from the Jamaican sugar plantations

    Brief letters
    The elephant in the rooms of our stately homes

  • A woman sleeping and a woman lifting weights

    The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life

  • An English Bulldog.

    Pets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCA

  • Digital illustration of a human DNA strand

    Science Weekly
    How will gene editing change medicine and who will benefit?

  • Forthcoming genetic therapies raise serious ethical questions, experts warn

  • The Observer view on the coming revolution in the prevention of disease and how Britain can’t afford to ignore it

February 2023

  • 20230226 ST geneedit

    Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health?

  • He Jiankui speaking into mic

    Scientist convicted of editing babies’ genes has Hong Kong visa revoked over ‘false statement’

  • Researchers are investigating ways to use genome editing to tackle sickle cell anaemia, muscular dystrophy, cancer, diabetes and some forms of hereditary blindness.

    How far should we go with gene editing in pursuit of the ‘perfect’ human?

  • He Jiankui (right) guides a laboratory staff member at a genomics lab in Shenzhen, China, in 2016

    Scientist who edited babies’ genes says he acted ‘too quickly’

January 2023

  • Colossal Biosciences image of a dod0

    Gene editing company hopes to bring dodo ‘back to life’

  • Wheat on the Canadian prairie in Manitoba, Canada.

    ‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world

October 2022

  • Dolly the sheep

    Gene-edited sheep offer hope for treatment of lethal childhood disease

    Roslin Institute engineered a flock to help research into the genetics of Batten disease

September 2022

  • Bill Gates gestures as he gives a speech

    ‘The strain is the worst of my lifetime’: how Bill Gates is staying optimistic

    Covid and Ukraine war were major setbacks in pursuit of global development goals, philanthropist admits, but cutting back on aid would be ‘tragic’

August 2022

  • Synthetic mice embryos being grown in a laboratory in Israel in August.

    Four radical new fertility treatments just a few years away from clinics

    Synthetic embryos and three-person babies among advances revised fertility laws need to consider
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