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Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring will one day become routine, but not like this

Comment

Life

Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

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Environment

Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could boost animal welfare

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Life

Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?

Analysis

Health

Gene editing could treat damage from 'irreversible' kidney disease

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KJ after an infusion with researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru

Health

Baby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy

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A light micrograph cross-section showing cholesterol-containing plaque in a heart artery

Health

One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol

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Health

Will genome editing transform our children's health? Some have doubts

Analysis

Genus CRISPR edited pig

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Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing

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Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb

Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after birth, as it is easier to deliver the necessary genetic machinery to fetal cells

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Environment

Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing

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Health

Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

Culture

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'Bridge editing' could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR

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Health

Lung-targeted CRISPR therapy offers hope for cystic fibrosis

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