Human genome editing offers tantalizing possibilities – but without clear guidelines, many ethical questions still remain

Following the controversial births of the first gene-edited babies, a major focus of the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing was responsible use of CRISPR.

Gary Skuse, Professor of Bioinformatics, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
March 8, 2023 • ~8 min

Did He Jiankui 'Make People Better'? Documentary spurs a new look at the case of the first gene-edited babies

Scientific and public uproar resulted when the Chinese scientist announced the births of the first human babies with heritable edits to their genes. A new documentary reexamines the saga.

G. Owen Schaefer, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 • ~11 min

'Jurassic World' scientists still haven't learned that just because you can doesn't mean you should – real-world genetic engineers can learn from the cautionary tale

As genetic engineering and DNA manipulation tools like CRISPR continue to advance, the distinction between what science ‘could’ and ‘should’ do becomes murkier.

Andrew Maynard, Professor of Responsible Innovation, Arizona State University • conversation
June 9, 2022 • ~11 min

Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics

We could start making our genomes equipped to deal with more frequent pandemics. But it may come at a cost.

Yusef Paolo Rabiah, PhD Candidate at UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~7 min

Editing the DNA of human embryos could be used to protect us from future pandemics

We could start making our genomes equipped to deal with more frequent pandemics. But it may come at a cost.

Yusef Paolo Rabiah, PhD Candidate at UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~7 min

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