CRISPR used inside a human's body for the first time: Scientists
The treatment was used in a patient with an inherited form of blindness.
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The treatment was used in a patient with an inherited form of blindness.
A court also fined He Jiankui the equivalent of $430,000 and gave two cohorts prison time and stiff fines.
Researchers used gene-editing technique to eliminate HIV from mice, and say it's an advance in efforts to develop a cure in people
Chinese authorities appear to have confirmed a scientist's unpublished claim that he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies? and that a second pregnancy is underway. Now that scientist, He Jiankui, has been fired by the university where he was contracted to work and could be punished for any violations of law.
He Jiankui evaded supervision of his work and violated research norms because he wanted to be famous — and could face prosecution for using CRISPR technology, authorities said
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China's government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies
He Jiankui claimed at an international summit on gene editing that another woman who took part in his study is potentially pregnant
He Jiankui claims he altered their DNA in a lab using a technique called CRISPR
Researcher says he used gene-editing tool to build resistance to HIV into twin girls, in experiment that brings science and ethics into question
A new tool could be the key to treating genetic diseases and may be the most consequential discovery in biomedicine this century
Bill Whitaker reports on the gene-editing tool this week on 60 Minutes. The debate over how to use it is playing out in labs around the world
60 Minutes reports on CRISPR, the gene-editing tool that's revolutionizing biomedical research; Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT
For the first time scientists have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to cure a disease
New DNA-editing toolkits mean that for $350, anyone can tinker with building blocks of organic existence -- but what's the real cost?
In one lab in China, scientists have used new genetic editing technology to create thousands of strains of mice for testing
New technology called CRISPR has opened the floodgates of DNA hacking. But how many people, if any, should be allowed play God?
Researchers say the first successful experiment is a big step toward one day preventing a list of inherited diseases
The controversial step, using a technique called CRISPR, is aimed toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases
A research team from Temple University used gene editing technique called CRISPR to target HIV, spurring hope of a cure down the line
The federal patent office has turned back a challenge to patents on CRISPR, an innovative method for gene editing
A new report explores the ethics of of altering sperm, eggs or embryos so that babies don’t inherit genetic diseases
From a much talked-about gene editing tool to the impact of climate change, the coming year will see more big changes in health
When we look back, 2016 could be the year we started to live longer, better and beyond Earth
The Swedish researcher says he hopes the controversial practice will help treat infertility and a variety of diseases