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Josiah Zayner

Humans

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

People are starting to alter their own DNA with cheap, easy gene-editing technology. Is it time to regulate CRISPR?

Insight

CRISPR gene editing

Health

We’ve evolved an even more powerful form of CRISPR gene editing

News

drugs

Space

Old Scientist: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we’ve cried

Regulars

DNA test kit

Health

DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

Insight

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

Humans

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

News

nurses

Health

Is donating your DNA to the NHS worth the privacy risks?

Insight

People looking through window at a hopsital nursery with abies in cots

Life

At least 75 per cent of our DNA really is useless junk after all

News

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Health

UK National Health Service should do more to exploit genomics

News

children

Life

The ethics issue: Should we edit our children's genomes?

Features

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Life

Should a child's health concerns trump sperm donor privacy?

Some donors in Australia have just been stripped of anonymity. What's the right balance between privacy and a person's need to know their genetic heritage?

Insight

Life

Five designer chromosomes bring synthetic life a step closer

News

Health

Injection could permanently lower cholesterol by changing DNA

News

Humans

The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere

Features

Life

The world in 2076: Human-made life forms walk the earth

Features

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