Science Jun 08 How researchers in Florida are using gene editing to protect the state’s orange groves By Colleen Krantz, Iowa PBS
Science Jun 07 How gene editing can help today’s endangered species A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered. By Alex Erwin, The Conversation
Science May 16 Watch 6:43 Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the world’s first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its potential with Dr. Peter Marks. He oversaw gene therapy… By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Azhar Merchant
Science May 16 Experimental gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can someday help millions who have been left behind by genetic medicine because their diseases are so rare. By Laura Ungar, Associated Press
World Dec 30 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan kills 14 In our news wrap Monday, an attack claimed by the Taliban killed 14 people in northern Afghanistan. Hours earlier, Taliban officials had said they agreed to a temporary cease-fire -- but gave no details. Also, North Korean leader Kim Jong…
Nov 06 Doctors use CRISPR gene editing against cancer for the 1st time in the U.S. By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Doctors were able to take immune system cells from the patients' blood and alter them genetically to help them recognize and fight cancer, with minimal and manageable side effects. Continue reading
May 14 How a snail’s shell gets its twist By Vicky Stein Gene-editing with CRISPR reveals why snail shells are asymmetrical and coil either left or right. Continue reading
Dec 28 Most Americans support gene editing to protect babies, poll finds By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases — but a new poll shows they'd draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or… Continue reading
Dec 01 NIH director says there’s work to do on regulating genome editing globally By Lev Facher, STAT The apparent birth this month of the first genetically modified babies is “a lesson in the potential for human hubris to overtake us,” Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
Nov 26 Chinese researcher claims he created first gene-edited babies By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. Continue reading