Bring up germline editing, and most scientists cringe. The idea behind the notorious CRISPR-baby scandal, editing reproductive cells or embryos tinkers with DNA far beyond just the patient—any changes ...

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At this stage of technological advancement, we could soon be resolving brain injuries by hooking ourselves up to a Neuralink, fixing people genetically disposed to certain bad outcomes via CRISPR ...

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the emergence of the notion of designer babies. The controversy surrounding CRISPR technology expanded in early 2015, both in anticipation of and in response to the first reported use of the ...

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Why CRISPR babies are still too risky — embryo studies highlight challenges Visscher and colleagues do concede that the risks of pleiotropy could reduce ‘fitness’ (that is, the likelihood of ...

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But a rogue scientist announced in 2018 that he'd edited the embryos of two newborn human babies. The scientist was jailed for three years as a result. CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna reflects on ...