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November 26 2018

World’s first gene-edited babies created in China

Human germ-line editing: analysis and comment

'Should we even consider this?' WHO starts work on gene editing ethicsThe Guardian — 'Should we even consider this?' WHO starts work on gene editing ethics
The Guardian

Gene-edited babies: no one has the moral warrant to go it aloneThe Guardian — Gene-edited babies: no one has the moral warrant to go it alone
The Guardian

CRISPR co-inventor condemns Chinese scientist behind "world's first gene-edited babies"

CNN

21 June 2018

Gene editing tool Crispr used to modify viable human embryos.

First genetically modified viable human embryos: analysis and comment

Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryosNature — Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos
Nature

America Needs to Figure Out the Ethics of Gene Editing NowWired — America Needs to Figure Out the Ethics of Gene Editing Now
Wired

What is CRISPR? Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9

23 April 2015

The genetic material of non-viable human embryos modified for the first time

Human embryo editing: analysis and comment

Chinese researchers have edited defective human embryos  The New York Times — Chinese researchers have edited defective human embryos
The New York Times

Scientists in China edit non-viable human genome in embryos for the first timeThe Verve — Scientists in China edit non-viable human genome in embryos for the first time
The Verve

What is gene editing and how does it work?

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First monkeys with customized mutations born

Monkey genome editing: analysis and comment

First monkeys with customized mutations bornNature — First monkeys with customized mutations born
Nature

Breakthrough could help battle diseases such as Alzheimer'sThe Guardian — Breakthrough could help battle diseases such as Alzheimer's
The Guardian

Macaques in China are the first primates born with genomes engineered by precision gene-targeting methods.MIT Technology Review — Macaques in China are the first primates born with genomes engineered by precision gene-targeting methods.
MIT Technology Review