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Doctors use gene-editing to try and cure blindness for the very first time
It’s too early to determine whether the treatment is working or not. The doctors estimate that…
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We spoke to Dr. Fauci about what 2022 holds for COVID-19 vaccines
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for the week ending November 19.
Leah Rosenbaum
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China’s gene-editing Frankenstein jailed for three years in modified baby case
Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies, has been senten…
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I'm an IVF baby, and I considered carrying my parents' extra frozen embryos
Michel Janse accidentally found out she was an IVF baby. Her TikTok post about considering carrying…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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China is launching a probe into Chinese researcher’s claim of creating the world’s first ‘genetically edited’ babies
Jiankui has alleged that the girls had their embryos modified in order to give them an advantage…
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I'm planning my baby's 1st birthday party while thinking about her funeral
The mom of a baby with lissencephaly, a rare genetic condition, discusses the grief that comes with…
Kelly Burch
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The first gene-edited reptile is a finger-sized albino lizard
The major cause of these vision problems is that the fovea (a pit-like depression in the human eye …
Aylin Woodward
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A popular new app uses AI to show you what your baby could look like, and some parents are saying the resemblance to their kids is uncanny
Remini is one of the top free apps right now. People are using it to answer the age-old dating ques…
Amanda Goh
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My baby was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. I learned a cure might be available but could cost $2.5 million to develop.
The 17-month-old has a condition that fewer than 50 people in the world have. Her parents, both doc…
Kelly Burch
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We'll be eating the first Crispr'd foods within 5 years, according to a geneticist who helped invent the blockbuster gene-editing tool
Back in 2016, researchers at Penn State used Crispr to make mushrooms that don't brown. Last spring…
Erin Brodwin
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A Chinese scientist claims to have genetically-engineered babies - here's what editing DNA means
That is, except for the work of Dr. He Jiankui. He claims to have used CRISPR to target and knock o…
Andrea Schmitz,Benji Jones
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Chinese researcher behind genetically edited babies is now under investigation and suspended without pay
According to the South China Morning Post, the letter was published on social media on late Monday …
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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After having a baby, I experienced debilitating migraine symptoms. It took several doctor visits to find that I actually had an aneurysm.
The author said doctors dismissed symptoms like tingling and poor vision as side effects of a panic…
Kelly Burch
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The Chinese scientist who claims to have edited baby DNA is reportedly not under house arrest after all
It certainly wasn't always this bleak for the scientist local media have begun calling "China's Fra…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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In a world first, a scientist has begun editing the genes of healthy human embryos
Since Lanner does not plan to implant the embryo into a person, none of that is an issue here. Stil…
Kevin Loria
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A scientist who genetically edited babies was just sentenced to 3 years in prison. Here's how he did it and why scientists around the world are outraged.
The editing of human embryos raises a whole host of ethical questions that led to outrage from the …
Lydia Ramsey
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2 leading biologists say we should allow gene editing on human embryos
In Church's op-ed, he points out CRISPR's enormous potential to treat devastating genetic diseases …
Tanya Lewis
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This startup wants to start using controversial CRISPR gene-editing technology in people by 2017
Many diseases, like Huntington's Disease and Cystic Fibrosis (CF), are caused by small tweaks, or m…
Lydia Ramsey
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The Chinese scientist who claims to have edited baby DNA is downplaying reports that he is under house arrest. Here's a timeline of the controversy.
Even if everything went according to plan, the babies could be at greater risk of future health pro…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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A legal storm is threatening a startup backed by Bill Gates that wants to edit people's genes by 2017
In December of 2015, the Berkeley team filed what's known as an "interference proceeding." This is …