CRISPR

Recent claims that Chinese twins have been born with intentionally modified genomes mean the legislation governing this controversial issue needs careful examination

The alleged creation of the world’s first gene-edited babies in China raises serious questions about the ethics and transparency of CRISPR technology

CRISPR, biology’s methodological wunderkind, is becoming synonymous with the controversial field of human gene editing. But it’s revolutionising much wider scientific discovery too.

Gene editing is a form of ‘ultimate cure’: it treats disease at its very root. This edited extract from the new book, Genes for Life, explores the ethical implications of this rapidly evolving technology

Molecular biologist Jacob Corn on editing genes and tackling diseases with CRISPR technology