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There won't be many more gene-edited babies just yet - here's why

The news of gene-edited twins is more likely to have a chilling effect on research into the technique used than to open the floodgates to millions more edited babies

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He Jiankui

Life

The gene editing revelation that shocked the world

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CRISPR proteins about to be injected into an embryo

Life

Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues

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HIV demonstration

Comment

We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Miniature placentas grown in lab give positive pregnancy test result

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Miniature placentas grown in lab give positive pregnancy test result

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Health

Gene-editing humans has huge potential, but caution is needed

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Cannabis plant

Health

Half-hearted cannabis legalisation move leaves patients in limbo

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algal cells

Technology

We can harness algae with magnets to deliver drugs inside our bodies

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Dead mosquito

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How should we control the power to genetically eliminate a species?

The power to re-engineer or eliminate wild species using a “gene drive” needs to be brought under international governance, say Simon Terry and Stephanie Howard

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Health

Faecal swaps could help stop heart transplants from being rejected

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Health

Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression

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Health

Cancer immune therapy recognised with Nobel Prize for medicine

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Health

Paralysis need not mean paralysis for life

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