The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

The gene editing program CRISPR has become a hot topic in recent years, but I am torn between whether or not I support the modification of the unborn; in one sense, the practice seems beneficial, but ...

Imagine this: During a special-forces raid on a terrorist stronghold, a firefight ensues, and the terrorist mastermind is shot dead in the fray. A few months later, close relatives of the raiding ...