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Governance: Learn from DIY biologists

The citizen-science community has a responsible, proactive attitude that is well suited to gene-editing, argues Todd Kuiken.

Nature (09 March 2016)

Policy: Reboot the debate on genetic engineering

Arguments about whether process or product should be the focus of regulation are stalling progress, says Jennifer Kuzma.

Nature (09 March 2016)

Welcome to the CRISPR zoo

Birds and bees are just the beginning for a burgeoning technology.

Nature (09 March 2016)

CRISPR: gene editing is just the beginning

The real power of the biological tool lies in exploring how genomes work.

Nature (07 March 2016)

How the US CRISPR patent probe will play out

Decision could determine who profits from the gene-editing technique in future.

Nature (07 March 2016)

Welcome to the CRISPR zoo

Birds and bees are just the beginning for a burgeoning technology.

Nature (09 March 2016)

CRISPR: gene editing is just the beginning

The real power of the biological tool lies in exploring how genomes work.

Nature (07 March 2016)

Should you edit your children’s genes?

In the fierce debate about CRISPR gene editing, it’s time to give patients a voice.

Nature (23 February 2016)

Genome editing: 7 facts about a revolutionary technology

What everyone should know about cut-and-paste genetics.

Nature (30 November 2015)

New life for pig-to-human transplants

Gene-editing technologies have breathed life into the languishing field of xenotransplantation.

Nature (10 November 2015)

Where in the world could the first CRISPR baby be born?

A look at the legal landscape suggests where human genome editing might be used in research or reproduction.

Nature (13 October 2015)

CRISPR, the disruptor

A powerful gene-editing technology is the biggest game changer to hit biology since PCR. But with its huge potential come pressing concerns.

Nature (03 June 2015)

My whirlwind year with CRISPR

Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer of the revolutionary genome-editing technology, reflects on how 2015 became the most intense year of her career — and what she’s learnt.

Nature (22 December 2015)

Biological research: Rethink biosafety

Tim Trevan calls on those working with organisms that are hazardous, or could be so, to take lessons from the nuclear industries, hospitals and other sectors that have established a safety culture.

Nature (11 November 2015)

CRISPR: A path through the thicket

As various advisory bodies, scientific organizations and funding agencies deliberate on genome editing in humans, Debra J. H. Mathews, Robin Lovell-Badge and colleagues lay out some key points for consideration.

Nature (10 November 2015)

CRISPR: Science can’t solve it

Democratically weighing up the benefits and risks of gene editing and artificial intelligence is a political endeavour, not an academic one, says Daniel Sarewitz.

Nature (23 June 2015)

CRISPR germline engineering — the community speaks

Nature Biotechnology talks to 26 influential researchers about the ethics of genetically editing human reproductive cells.

Nature Biotechnology (12 May 2015)

Don’t edit the human germ line

Heritable human genetic modifications pose serious risks, and the therapeutic benefits are tenuous, warn Edward Lanphier, Fyodor Urnov and colleagues.

Nature (12 March 2015)

Nature Outlook: Genome editing

The term genetic engineering has been around since the 1970s, but it is only in the past few years that researchers have developed the tools to allow them to engineer the genome with the precision that they had originally envisaged. This Nature Outlook looks at the risks and benefits of genome editing.

Nature (02 December 2015)

UK scientists gain licence to edit genes in human embryos

Team at Francis Crick Institute permitted to use CRISPR–Cas9 technology in embryos for early-development research.

Nature (01 February 2016)

Europe’s genetically edited plants stuck in legal limbo

Scientists frustrated at delay in deciding if GM regulations apply to precision gene editing.

Nature (15 December 2015)

Gene-editing summit supports some research in human embryos

Three-day meeting calls for further discussions on modifications to the gene pool.

Nature (03 December 2015)

Biologists create more precise molecular scissors for genome editing

Engineered Cas9 enzyme makes fewer mistakes.

Nature (01 December 2015)

Safety upgrade found for gene-editing technique

Tweak reduces chance of a mutation escaping into the wild, and can help to undo a mutation after it has spread.

Nature (16 November 2015)

Gene-editing record smashed in pigs

Researchers modify more than 60 genes in effort to enable organ transplants into humans.

Nature (06 October 2015)

Alternative CRISPR system could improve genome editing

Smaller enzyme may make process simpler and more exact.

Nature (25 September 2015)

Biohackers gear up for genome editing

Amateurs are ready and able to try the CRISPR technique for rewriting genes.

Nature (26 August 2015)

Super-muscly pigs created by small genetic tweak

Researchers hope the genetically engineered animals will speed past regulators.

Nature (30 June 2015)

NIH reiterates ban on editing human embryo DNA

Agency issues statement after researchers alter gene in non-viable zygotes.

Nature (29 April 2015)

Human-embryo editing poses challenges for journals

Ethical concerns complicate publishing process.

Nature (28 April 2015)

Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos

Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate.

Nature (22 April 2015)

First monkeys with customized mutations born

Milestone for targeted gene-editing technology promises better models for human diseases.

Nature (30 January 2014)

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