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The integration of the intact gene through retroviral gene transfer into the genome of the epidermal stem cells had been successful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientist tries to make himself superhuman by editing own DNA

Josiah Zayner becomes first known person to have edited his DNA after removing protein inhibiting muscle growth.

20 Nov 2017 10:14 AM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Gene editing could treat lethal disease before birth

Researchers in US reduced cholesterol levels in healthy mice treated in utero by targeting a gene that regulates those...

10 Oct 2018 3:24 PM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Gene editing may provide way to treat lethal diseases before birth

Prenatal treatment could open a door to disease prevention, for HT1 and potentially for other congenital disorders.

9 Oct 2018 8:50 PM IST

Some scientists were astounded to hear of the claim and strongly condemned it (Photo: AP)

Chinese scientist says he helped make world's first gene-edited...

He said the parents involved declined to be identified or interviewed, and he would not say where they live or where the...

26 Nov 2018 9:58 AM IST

So far, the cells have survived and have been multiplying as intended. (Photo: AP)

US tests gene editing tool for cancer cure

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US.

8 Nov 2019 11:39 AM IST

A new research reveals that the same alteration introduced into the girls DNA, not only makes mice smarter, but also improves human brain recovery after stroke. (Photo: ANI)

CRISPR twins may be the first humans with accidentally' enhanced...

CRISPR remains a controversial use of science and technology regarded by the critics as irresponsible.'

24 Feb 2019 12:04 PM IST

The first designer baby , whose birth in America made international headlines, has rekindled furious debate about the ethical issues of using genetics to select the attributes of babies. Genetic screening was used so that the test-tube baby Adam Nash could become a donor for his six-year-old sister Molly, who has a rare and fatal genetic disease. But whilst the case has inspired sympathy, it has also increased fears of babies becoming commodities where intelligence and athletic prowess are bought. The genetic Pandoras box is open. Mark Oliver guides you through the ethical minefield.

Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in designer babies

Gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos would result in genetically-altered babies.

14 March 2019 9:37 AM IST

Gene editing lets scientists alter traits by snipping out or adding specific genes in a lab. (Photo: AP)

Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil

The Minnesota-based company is hoping the announcement will encourage the food industry's interest in the oil.

13 March 2019 11:42 AM IST

Scientists take step towards creating artificial embryos. (Photo: Pixabay)

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials

Chinese authorities launched an investigation into He's work and said they had halted the kind of research he was...

21 April 2019 10:45 AM IST

(Photo | National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, USA)

Modification of embryo genes to create disease-free babies cannot yet...

An international commission aimed to provide a framework for countries considering the use of the technology.

3 Sept 2020 10:20 PM IST

A new poll finds theyd draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller. (Photo: AP)

Edit baby genes for health, not smarts

People are torn between the medical promise of a technology powerful enough to alter human heredity.

31 Dec 2018 9:23 AM IST

US National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins called Hes experiment a misadventure of a major sort . (Photo: AP)

Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies experiment?

The young scientist, He Jiankui, saw the power of this tool, called CRISPR, to transform genes.

3 Dec 2018 10:58 AM IST