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Scientists have developed a new more precise gene editing technique that uses AI to predict how cells repair their DNA.
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By Sharon Adarlo

The consumer-genomics company 23andMe just sold its biobank of customer genetic data to drugmaker Regeneron for $256 million.
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By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a type of CRISPR gene-edited pig for human consumption.
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By Victor Tangermann

As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of that data.
Gene Editing

By Victor Tangermann

That mad scientist who created designer babies is, apparently, gearing up for more human gene-hacking research.
Gene Editing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Genetics firm 23andMe, maker of the once-popular take-home DNA testing kits, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, casting a looming shadow.
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By Victor Tangermann

A mouse with two dads — or a bi-paternal mouse, in the scientific parlance — has made it to adulthood. Several mice, in fact.
Gene Editing

By Frank Landymore

Designer Babies Running Into Trouble Now That They’re Teenagers
Gene Editing

By Frank Landymore

An infamous insurance billionaire has been accused by several women of operating a bizarre "baby project" to build a giant white family.
Gene Editing

By Noor Al-Sibai

In the year since its hack, 23andMe has lost all of its value and most of its governing board — and somehow, things just keep getting worse.
Gene Editing

By Noor Al-Sibai

23andMe is on the brink of bankruptcy. Legal scholars are concerned about the possible data privacy implications.
Gene Editing

By Victor Tangermann

Heliospect Genomics is charging parents tens of thousands of dollars to "screen" human embryos in IVF for IQ levels. Does it work? Unclear.
Gene Editing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nearly the entire board of directors for 23andMe has resigned — a move that apparently was news to its overly-optimistic chief executive.
Gene Editing

By Noor Al-Sibai

The UK's National Health Service is fast-tracking patients for its new cancer vaccine trials that customize each jab to each patient.
Gene Editing

By Noor Al-Sibai

During an important Pfizer medical trial a young boy suffered a fatal sudden cardiac arrest after receiving experimental gene therapy.
Gene Editing

By Sharon Adarlo

A team of resaerchers at a Berkeley-based startup called Profulent claim to have used generative AI technologies to edit human DNA.
Gene Editing

By Victor Tangermann