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EJ Fleck, Bella Baby PhotographerBaby Amalya Nathaniel Little Amalya only lived for an hour and 20 minutes.
(EJ Fleck, Bella Baby Photographer) Baby Amalya Nathaniel Little Amalya only lived for an hour and 20 minutes.
Yorgos Nikas/SPL The genetic modification of human embryos (orange cells) is a controversial topic.
New ways to easily snip and tuck genes have put scientists in the middle of a fast-accelerating ethical debate.
The clinical potential and ethical difficulty posed by gene-editing technology, which can “find and replace” targeted genes, is…
Home Biology Biotechnology December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 by Julian Savulescu, The Conversation Scientists from around the…
Email Print Medicine or meddling? Researchers at a gene editing summit grapple with the future of genetic enhancement “Today we…
By Julian Savulescu, Sir Louis Matheson Distinguishing Visiting Professor at Monash University, Uehiro Professor of Practical…
Scientists from around the world are meeting in Washington this week to debate how best to proceed with research into gene-editin…
Home Biology Biotechnology December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 by Merlin Crossley, The Conversation A summit of experts from…
By Merlin Crossley, Dean of Science and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Australia A summit of experts from around the…
A summit of experts from around the world is meeting in Washington to consider the scientific, ethical and governance issues…
When Chinese scientists announced in April they had edited human embryos using a new genetic tool called Crispr, the headlines…
Gene editing has already garnered headlines, financial buzz, and even a few preliminary clinical successes.
A controversial new genetic technology called CRISPR that offers a way to easily and accurately cut and paste bits of DNA…
A controversial new genetic technology called CRISPR that offers a way to easily and accurately cut and paste bits of DNA…
Nov. 25, 2015, 12:58 PM 0 A controversial new genetic technology called CRISPR that offers a way to easily and accurately cut…
エーオンジャパン(東京都千代田区)は、太陽光発電事業に対するプロジェクトファイナンス向けにモジュール製品・出力保証をバックアップする画期的な保険スキームを開発、10月22日より本格的なサービス提供を開始すると発表した。 保険は日本で認可を受けている損害保険会…
ウイルスが原因の血液がんである成人T細胞白血病(ATL)の患者約400人の大規模遺伝子データ解析から、約50の遺伝子異常が生じていることが分かった、と京都大学、東京大学、宮崎大学などの共同研究グループが21日発表した。京都大学の小川誠司(おがわ せいし)教授…
訪英中の習近平中国国家主席とキャメロン英首相は21日、共同記者会見で中国の国有企業が英国の原発建設に協力することで合意したことを明らかにした。 BBC(英国放送協会)によると、協力対象の一つは英国南西部のサマセット州にあるヒンクリー・ポイント原発サイトに建設…
2009年8月、2回目の中国駐在として北京に行き、6年間滞在して7月に帰国した。その間に福島第一原子力発電所での原子力事故が発生し、それに対する中国側の状況を見てきた。 今年7月末のデータを見ると、中国の原子力発電所は運転中のものが25基で約2,340万キロ…
原子力施設の従業員が不正な意図をもって核燃料物質や核燃料物質防護情報に接近するのを防ぐ「個人の信頼性確認制度」について検討していた原子力規制委員会核セキュリティに関する検討会のワーキンググループが、制度の基本的方向を示す報告書をまとめた。 19日の核セキュリ…
生き物の設計図である遺伝子情報を、自由自在に設計できる「ゲノム編集」という技術が登場しています。ゲノム編集によって、これまでの遺伝子組み換え技術とは段違いの速度で遺伝子操作が可能となり、理想的な食品や医療技術の登場が期待されると同時に、神の領域に到達した技術…
Email Print A look at the legal landscape suggests where human genome editing might be used in research or reproduction They…
They are meeting in China; they are meeting in the United Kingdom; and they met in the United States last week.
18 сентября 2015 года стало известно, что британские биологи добиваются разрешения на генную модификацию человеческих эмбрионов.
11:48 Uhr Von Chinesische Forscher haben erstmals versucht, das Erbgut menschlicher Embryonen zu korrigieren.
It was bound to happen, and now it has. Scientists in the U.K. have asked for permission – legal, regulatory permission from a…
It was bound to happen, and now it has. Scientists in the U.K. have asked for permission -- legal, regulatory permission from a…
Es ist ein biotechnisches Werkzeug mit dem kryptischen Namen CRISPR-Cas (Clustered Regularly Spaced Short Interspaced…
A team of British scientists have sought permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time ever, a technique…
Five high-profile research bodies in the United Kingdom are calling for a sensible discussion on genetic changes to embryos......
Back in April, researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in China published a paper showing how they edited the genome of a human…
Legislation in South Africa needs to be updated to accommodate the development in stem cell research and therapies. Reuters…
For an estimated 12,000 American women of childbearing age, having a baby is a genetic game of Russian roulette. Due to a rare…
CRISPR/Cas is a new technology that allows unprecedented control over the DNA code. It's sparked a revolution in the fields of…
The red Cas9 nuclease protein uses a blue guide RNA sequence to cut yellow DNA at a complementary site. CRISPR-Cas9 via www.shutt…
We can engineer human traits, but should we?
For some time, the concept of “designer babies” has freaked out the public, viewed as some kind of far away science fiction.
Deleting disease at genome level calls for contemplation by lawyers, philosophers and the public
Die neue Technologie zum Gene Editing führte zur größten Revolution in der Biologie seit der PCR. Ihrem Potenzial stehen aber…
Researchers and ethicists need to see past what can seem to be gendered debates when it comes to the governance of biotechnology…
Democratically weighing up the benefits and risks of gene editing and artificial intelligence is a political endeavour, not an…
With my students in the MA in Bioethics
Emmanuelle Charpentier gilt als aussichtsreiche Nobelpreiskandidatin. Die Französin hat ein Werkzeug entwickelt, mit dem sich…
A powerful gene-editing technology is the biggest game changer to hit biology since PCR. But with its huge potential come…
A team from China grabbed the headlines last month when it announced it had edited DNA in the nucleus of human embryos.
David Bishop, Conversation A team from China grabbed the headlines last month when it announced it had edited DNA in the…
How long before we start designing our future athletes from scratch -- before they are even born? A team from China grabbed the…
Every human genome contains the blueprints for building a person, a library of roughly 20,000 genes that encode everything from…
Time may bring new research to light that allays the medical concerns that germline genome modification present. But no matter…
Following on from the publication of a study in which scientists used new technology to edit nonviable human embryos, the U.S.
News that researchers have undertaken human genome editing using embryos has sparked mixed reactions among the world's…
Human gene editing experiments raise scientific and societal questions.
Chinesiche Forscher haben bei Embryonen erstmals ein defektes Gen entfernt und durch ein intaktes Gen ersetzt.
Researchers, bioethicists and regulators must contribute to transparent discussions on the risks and ethics of editing human…
Los experimentos realizados con embriones humanos que se llevaron a cabo en China reciben sus primeras críticas por parte de…
Julia Belluz, Vox We are now one step closer to designer babies. Using a technique called CRISPR, geneticists in China recently…
We are now one step closer to designer babies. Using a technique called CRISPR, geneticists in China recently modified the DNA…
Ronald Bailey, Reason A bioethical firestorm erupted last week when Chinese researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University published…
Christopher Gyngell, The Guardian The first study to modify the genes of a human embryo, conducted at Sun Yat-sen University in…
Bioethicists and scientists who say otherwise are wrong.
In wake of paper describing genetic modification of human embryos, scientists disagree about ethics.
Agency issues statement after researchers alter gene in non-viable zygotes.
Editorial says decision to publish was "the sounding of an alarm"
Ethical concerns complicate publishing process.
It all started with a rumour . Then just six weeks ago, a warning rang out in the scientific journal Nature , expressing “grave…
It all started with a rumour. Then just six weeks ago, a warning rang out in the scientific journal Nature, expressing "grave…
Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com - @BednarChuck A team of Chinese researchers led by Junjiu Huang, a gene-function researcher at…
The genetic modification of humans make many people feel very uncomfortable. Tatiana Vdb/Manuel/Flickr , CC BY It all started…
Kinesiska forskare har för första gången någonsin ändrat generna i ett mänskligt embryo. Genombrottet väcker både ilska och…
Genforscher haben davor gewarnt. Und trotzdem veröffentlichten chinesische Wissenschaftler eine Arbeit, die die gezielte…
With the news that Chinese scientists have attempted to modify the genes of human embryos, many scientists have called for a…
Chinese scientists have edited the genomes of human embryos for the first time, confirming a storm of rumors and igniting an…
Uma equipa de cientistas chineses conseguiu alterar o genoma num embrião humano, algo que aconteceu pela primeira vez na história…
China abre el debate mundial al realizar la primera manipulación genética en embriones humanos para evitar la transmisión de…
Chinese researchers have altered the germ line - the genetic information that come together and form something new when eggs…
'A line has definitely been crossed:' Bioethicists warn the theoretical research out of China could alter 'what it means to be…
Following recent reports about experiments on embryos, the Center for Genetics and Society is calling for a halt to experiments…
Scientific community raises ethical concerns after researchers in China alter DNA in human embryos
Researchers from China have announced that they've managed to edit the gnome of a human embryo in order to try to block a gene…
Per la prima volta degli embrioni umani sono stati geneticamente modificati per guarirli dalla talassemia beta, la forma più…
Chinese scientists say they've genetically modified human embryos for the very first time. The team attempted to modify the…
Nachrichten Genschere 24.04.2015 - Nun haben sich die Gerüchte doch bewahrheitet: Chinesische Forscher haben erstmals das…
Pour la première fois, un article paru dans une revue scientifique décrit les résultats de manipulations génétiques effectuées…
Is it right to genetically edit human embryos?
Are scientists playing with fire? That's suddenly a big question for bioethicists, now that researchers in China have confirmed…
Ethical debate reignited by gene editing experiments on human embryos
Guangzhou – Chinesische Forscher sind mit dem Versuch gescheitert, den Gendefekt einer Beta-Thalassämie in menschlichen…
El primer intento de editar el genoma de un embrión humano se estrella
Das „Designerbaby“, dessen Erbgut bereits im Mutterleib nach Wunsch manipuliert wird, ist seit langem ein Schreckgespenst der…