- ‘Incredible’ gene-editing result in mice inspires plans to treat premature-aging syndrome in children. Base editing, a DNA-changing method originally inspired by CRISPR, successfully corrected the mutation in a mouse model of progeria, in a new study in Nature. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/incredible-gene-editing-result-mice-inspires-plans-treat-premature-aging-syndrome 36 comments science
- This week, news broke of the birth of the first two babies to have had their genes altered as embryos, a genetic change they could pass on to their own children. The use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR was widely thought to not yet be ready for use in human embryos for safety reasons. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186956-scientists-are-now-very-sure-that-the-babies-really-were-gene-edited/ 3 comments science
- Evidence suggests that the controversial gene-editing experiment in China may have altered brains of children to enhance cognition and memory https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612997/the-crispr-twins-had-their-brains-altered/ 92 comments science
- Gene editing has saved the lives of two children with leukaemia https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119252-gene-editing-has-saved-the-lives-of-two-children-with-leukaemia/ 3 comments science
- What's next for the gene edited children from crispr trial in China https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-700-whats-next-for-the-gene-edited-children-from-crispr-trial-in-china/ 2 comments worldnews
- Dystopian biotech future: "non-invasively assess embryo traits, enabling parents to optimize their children's innate qualities without the need for gene editing. " https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fortuna-genomics 8 comments futurology