NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest
Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful.
Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful.
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.
Kindred Companion Sciences is working to create pets, particularly dogs, free of allergens using a gene-editing technique called CRISPR. CEO Matt Walker joins "Morning in America" to introduce Bailey, a hypoallergenic beagle whose DNA was edited to remove the gene that makes people allergic to dogs. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Anna Kooiman. Saturday and Sunday starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Matt Walker couldn't pet a dog without sneezing, until he and other scientists used a gene-editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.
Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement.
The breakthrough could one day allow doctors to repair disease-causing mutations in embryos.
Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.
Gene editing offers many transformative medical benefits. However, uncertainties concerning safety, ethical snares, and risks of inequality and unintended societal impacts demand caution.