Jiankui has alleged that the girls had their embryos modified in order to give them an advantage…

It’s too early to determine whether the treatment is working or not. The doctors estimate that…

But one of the most exciting things - or disconcerting things, for those scared of the power of thi…

Dozens of genes may influence the risk of a child developing anencephaly. The most well-studied is …

According to the South China Morning Post, the letter was published on social media on late Monday …

Even if everything went according to plan, the babies could be at greater risk of future health pro…

That is, except for the work of Dr. He Jiankui. He claims to have used CRISPR to target and knock o…

Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies, has been senten…

Others saw this work as the scary sign of a dark future: These embryos were non-viable, meaning the…

The editing of human embryos raises a whole host of ethical questions that led to outrage from the …

Researchers familiar with genetic editing technology think we'll almost certainly see efforts to en…

In 2012, scientists took a huge step forward in disease prevention and elimination with the CRISPER…

This won't be the first time CRISPR has been used to edit human embryos. Last April, scientists in …

Experts even think these types of changes could eventually help treat complex conditions with genet…

Rob Nail, a robotics expert who is currently the CEO and associate founder of think-tank Singularit…

Still, there are obstacles to overcome before this happens. For now it's hard to apply a genetic ed…

Those who are interested should check out "The Gene," by renowned cancer doctor Siddhartha Mukherje…

Since Lanner does not plan to implant the embryo into a person, none of that is an issue here. Stil…

In Church's op-ed, he points out CRISPR's enormous potential to treat devastating genetic diseases …

In addition to diseases with a relatively straightforward cause, gene editing could also be used, i…