gene editing
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What is CRISPR, the Gene Editing Technology That Won the Chemistry Nobel Prize?
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their work on CRISPR, a method of genome editing. A genome is the full set of genetic “instructions” that determine how an organism will develop. Using CRISPR, researchers can cut up DNA in an…
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CRISPR Scientist Gets Three Years Of Jail Time For Creating Gene-Edited Babies
Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui has been sentenced to three years in jail for creating the world’s first genetically modified human babies.
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Renowned Biohacker Is Being Investigated For Practicing Medicine Without A Licence
A NASA scientist-turned-biohacker celebrity and entrepreneur — who has won over mad scientists around the world for his anti-establishment science advocacy — is reportedly being investigated for practicing medicine without a licence.
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Designer Babies Won’t Be Common Anytime Soon, Despite Recent CRISPR Twins
Despite reports that two genetically modified babies have been born in China I don’t think you’ll be seeing designer babies soon.