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Could Reviving Woolly-Mammoth Genes Fight the Effects of Global Warming?

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Scientists hope to mingle woolly mammoth genes with those of today's elephants to help permafrost from melting.

Genetics
Mini tape recorder

World's Smallest Tape Recorder Is Alive

By Jasmin Malik Chua published

Scientists have converted a bunch of microbes into what they've dubbed the "world's smallest tape recorder."

Genetics
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Buzz Off: Genetic Edit Could 'Defuse' Mosquitoes

By Mindy Weisberger published

Scientists are unraveling a genetic solution to disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Genetics
Stills from the video that shows CRISPR in action.

A Breathtaking New GIF Shows CRISPR Chewing Up DNA

By Rafi Letzter published

Chomp chomp. CRISPR hungry.

Genetics
low fat piglet,

Low-Fat Bacon? Scientists Use CRISPR to Breed Petite Piglets

By Sara G. Miller published

A group of scientists in China has successfully modified the genes of pigs to create a slimmer swine.

Health
An diagram shows the concept of editing a gene.

Pig-to-Human Transplants: CRISPR Gene Editing May Make This Possible

By Tia Ghose published

Scientists just took one step closer to making safe pig organ transplants for humans, thanks to the use of the gene-editing tool CRISPR.

Surgery
This sequence of images shows the development of human embryos after they were injected with a gene-correcting enzyme and sperm from a donor with a genetic mutation known to cause a type of heart disease. 

Scientists Erase Heart Disease Defect in Human Embryos

By Tia Ghose published

A biologist in Oregon has successfully used CRISPR to edit single-celled embryos carrying severe genetic defects.

Viruses, Infections & Disease
Human embryo in lab,

Scientists Edit Human Embryo: This Is Why Designer Babies Are a Ways Off

By Jessica Berg published

Opinion The news may have come as a surprise, but it probably shouldn't have. A bioethics expert walks through how big a deal this announcement is – and what we should be considering now.

Opinion
A scissors cuts up a piece of DNA.

Could CRISPR Sniff Out Viruses?

By Tracy Staedter published

The gene-editing tool CRISPR is fast becoming known for its potential to treat disease, but it also has other possible capabilities, such as the ability to screen people for viruses.

Viruses, Infections & Disease
An diagram shows the concept of editing a gene.

10 Amazing Things Scientists Just Did with CRISPR

By Tracy Staedter published

With CRISPR technology, advances in gene editing are now coming fast and furious.

Genetics
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