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'Enhancing' future generations with CRISPR is a road to a 'new eugenics,' says ethicist Rosemarie Garland-Thomson"Eugenics seeks to improve by eliminating the characteristics considered at a particular time and place to be disadvantages and to maximize those considered normal."
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'Who are we to say they shouldn't exist?': Dr. Neal Baer on the threat of CRISPR-driven eugenicsDr. Neal Baer discusses a new book about the incredible promise and potential pitfalls of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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CRISPR could be used to treat UTIs, early trial hintsScientists are testing a "genetically enhanced bacteriophage cocktail" as a treatment for urinary tract infections.
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How does CRISPR work?CRISPR is a versatile tool for editing genomes and has recently been approved as a gene therapy treatment for certain blood disorders.
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CRISPR can treat common form of inherited blindness, early data hintIn a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR.
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1st person to receive a pig kidney transplant has diedRick Slayman was the first person in the world to receive this pioneering surgery in March 2024.
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CRISPR 'will provide cures for genetic diseases that were incurable before,' says renowned biochemist Virginijus ŠikšnysLive Science spoke with biochemist Virginijus Šikšnys, whose work helped establish CRISPR as a gene-editing system.
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The world's 1st CRISPR therapy has been approved. Here's everything you need to knowDrug regulators have approved a CRISPR therapy called Casgevy to treat inherited blood disorders. But what is it and how does it work?
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1st gene therapies for sickle cell cleared by FDA, including CRISPR treatmentThe FDA approved two new therapies for sickle-cell disease, including the world's first-ever approved CRISPR therapy.
