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US gives cautious go ahead to controversial gene drives

National Academy of Science report says there are concerns over artificial gene drives – DNA that can spread through a population – but benefits outweigh risks

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Command and cure: We don't need to edit genomes to control them

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Humans

Perfect people: How tomorrow’s children will make babies

Culture

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Life

First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson's created

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Health

Souped-up ‘gene drives’ may help eliminate pests and diseases

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Health

'Three-parent baby' success could see trials in two years

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Health

Artificial genome could create a 'blank slate' human template

Insight

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Health

Genetic test predicts your success in life, but not happiness

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Health

Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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RNA and DNA

Life

Bacterial RNA-editing tool could disable viruses or halt disease

CRISPR gene editing can now target RNA as well as DNA, which could be a way to treat infectious diseases and cancer and track RNA as it moves around cells

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Life

Hipster chicken beards caused by a single gene mutation

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Life

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

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Life

Plan to build human genome from scratch could kick off this year

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Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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