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Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified of far-fetched genetic weaponry, so security was his top priority when creating a national genetics research program.
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Vladimir Putin Is Reportedly Terrified of Gene-Hacking Experiments

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers in Sydney have identified a new gene in zebrafish that could allow human hearts to repair themselves following a heart attack.
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Gene Hack Could Heal Heart After Heart Attack

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists accidentally discovered that their experimental gene therapy could restore a blind patient's vision for over 15 months.
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Gene Therapy Injected Into Eyeball Restores Blind Patient’s Vision

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a gene therapy that was shown to reverse some aspects of aging and extend lifespans in mice.
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New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just approved a gene-hacked pig that was specifically engineered to not produce the allergen alpha-gal for human consumption.
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FDA Approves Gene-Hacked Pigs for Human Consumption

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new book, Chinese scientist He Jiankui had the support of several Communist Party officials while working on his gene-editing experiments.
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Communist Party Secretly Supported Chinese Gene-Edited Babies, According to New Book

By Victor Tangermann

By reversing molecular changes that happen naturally with age, a team of scientists restored vision to blind mice that they made more genetically youthful.
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Harvard Scientists Claim to Reverse Mouse Aging at Cellular Level

By Dan Robitzski

A new delivery mechanism for gene-editing enzymes allows doctors to target specific kinds of cells or regions of the brain.
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New Injection Can Gene-Edit Specific Parts of the Brain, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just announced the discovery of two organisms that eats viruses — the first credible finding of that type of creature.
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Scientists Discover Organisms That Eat Viruses

By Jon Christian

A Russian biologist plans to gene-hack more CRISPR babies in an attempt to prevent deafness despite other scientists' warnings.
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Russian Scientist Still Plotting to Create More CRISPR Babies

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists mapped the physical structure of the coronavirus' genetic code at an unprecedented level of detail in hopes that they can find ways to stop it.
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Scientists Create 3D Map of Entire Coronavirus Genetic Structure

By Dan Robitzski

This is bad: scientists say that a staggering 40 percent of coronavirus cases in Boston can be traced to a single biotech conference.
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Scientists: A Single Event Caused 40% of COVID Cases in Boston

By Jon Christian

After news broke of the scope of China's DNA-collecting program, scientists and experts warn of enhanced surveillance and persecution.
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Scientists Speak Out Against China’s GATTACA-esque DNA Collection

By Dan Robitzski

A gene-hacking serum nullified two genes linked to heart health in monkeys. If it works in humans, it could mean a future with no heart disease.
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A Shot of This Gene Editing Serum Appears to Prevent Heart Disease in Monkeys

By Dan Robitzski

China has been taking blood samples from every man and boy in the country in order to build a vast genetic database of their DNA.
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China Is Building a Genetic Database of Every Man in the Country

By Dan Robitzski

A team of London-based scientists used the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR to genetically modify human embryos — but the results were not good.
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A Gene-Editing Experiment on Human Embryos Went Horribly Wrong

By Victor Tangermann

A company developed genetic tests to determine whether someone's more likely to catch COVID-19 and, if they do, whether they'll have a more severe case.
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Free DNA Test Claims to Warn Whether COVID Is Likely to Kill You

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists managed to sequence the entire genome of the axolotl, a salamander capable of regenerating injured body parts, and hope to use it in people.
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Scientists: Salamander DNA Could Regenerate Human Body Parts

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just took their first stab at curing a genetic condition that causes blindness early in life through CRISPR gene-hacking.
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CRISPR Scientists Hack Patient’s Genes in Bid to Cure Blindness

By Dan Robitzski

A group called the Earnest Project claims it took DNA samples from world leaders who went to the World Economic Forum in Davos. It's planning an auction.
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Privacy Activists Plan to Auction Off Trump, Other World Leaders’ DNA

By Dan Robitzski

Biologists across the world are already printing synthetic copies of the genetic code of the deadly COVID-19 virus, The Verge reports.
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Biologists Are Already Printing the Deadly COVID-19 Virus

By Jon Christian

Declining sales are forcing DNA testing company 23andMe to lay off about 100 people, approximately 14 percent of its workforce.
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As DNA Test Sales Plummet, 23andMe Lays off 100 Workers

By Kristin Houser

Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua has confirmed that a third gene-edited baby has been born as part of researcher He Jiankui's controversial experiment.
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China Quietly Confirms Birth of Third Gene-Edited Baby

By Kristin Houser

A Chinese court has sentenced researcher He Jiankui to three years in prison for creating the world's first gene-edited babies.
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China Is Imprisoning the Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies

By Kristin Houser

Apple's employee wellness program includes free DNA tests through Color, which can scan for things like cancer and heart disease.
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Apple’s Employee “Wellness” Program Includes Free DNA Tests

By Dan Robitzski

Following a bone marrow transplant, a man's semen now contains only his donor's DNA — a strange case that could affect the future of forensic science.
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After Bone Marrow Transplant, Man’s Semen Contains Only Donor’s DNA

By Kristin Houser

23Mofang, a Chinese DNA test startup offering similar reports to 23andMe, makes scientifically-questionable claims in its results, raising privacy concerns.
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Chinese 23andMe Knockoff Gives Different Results From 23andMe

By Dan Robitzski

An American biotech firm claims it can slow or reverse human aging through gene-hacking, but the entire premise is scientificially questionable.
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Gene-Hacking Company Says It Can Slow Your Aging for $1 Million

By Dan Robitzski

A Chinese court has sentenced researcher He Jiankui to three years in prison for creating the world's first gene-edited babies.
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Experts Horrified by Leaked CRISPR Baby Study

By Kristin Houser

China is taking DNA samples from its persecuted Uigher population to develop a troubling new form of genetic surveillance.
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China Is Using Blood From Minorities For Genetic Research

By Dan Robitzski

A bioethicist argues that making gene-hacked designer babies is not only possible but ethically responsible, if it means eradicated diseases.
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Bioethicist Argues That We Need a CRISPR Baby Industry ASAP

By Dan Robitzski

U.K. Health Minister Matt Hancock envisions a future where every child born in the country gets a genome sequence to scan for rare diseases.
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UK Plans to Give All Children Full Genome Sequence at Birth

By Dan Robitzski

A technique some worried would lead to the creation of super-smart designer babies isn't technologically up to the task, finds a new study.
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Plan to Create Super-Smart Designer Babies Won’t Work, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov is trying to get approval to create the next gene-edited baby — and this deaf woman could be its mother.
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A Russian Scientist Wants to Gene Edit This Woman’s Next Baby

By Kristin Houser

Researchers managed to extend the lifespan of lab mice significantly, making them live longer by cultivating embryonic cells without genetic modification.
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Scientists Made Mice Live 12% Longer by Hacking Their Telomeres

By Victor Tangermann

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov has begun editing human eggs, putting him one step closer to his goal of creating CRISPR babies.
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Russian Biologist Confirms He’s Working on More CRISPR Babies

By Kristin Houser

A study claiming that He Jiankui's CRISPR babies would die young due to the Chinese scientist's edits has been retracted.
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Study Retracted: Edits Won’t Doom CRISPR Babies to Early Death

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered a way to use the powerful gene-editing system CRISPR-Cas13 in the fight against RNA-based viruses.
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Researchers Turn CRISPR Into a Virus-Killing Machine

By Kristin Houser

Popular at-home DNA testing company 23andMe just opened its first store, a pop-up retail shop at Santa Clara's Westfield Valley Fair mall.
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23andMe Just Opened a Pop-Up Shop in a Mall

By Kristin Houser

Malakkar Vohryzek is trying to find scientists willing to use CRISPR to gene-hack away his extreme sensitivity to sunlight in hopes of avoiding skin cancer.
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Sick Man Begs Doctors: Please CRISPR Me

By Dan Robitzski

California just passed the first CRISPR law, and famous biohacker Josiah Zayner thinks he's the reason for the bill's creation.
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New Law Requires “Not for Humans” Label Added to DIY CRISPR Kits

By Kristin Houser

Up to 18 people will be part of the first ever human study in the U.S. that uses gene editing technique CRISPR inside the body to treat blindness.
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This Human Gene Editing Trial Will Use CRISPR to Treat Blindness

By Victor Tangermann

Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children
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Experts Call for Temporary World Ban on Gene-Hacked Children

By Victor Tangermann

A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World
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A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World

By Victor Tangermann

The majority of U.S. adults would support gene editing embryos to protect babies against disease, according to a new poll.
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Poll: Two Thirds of Americans Support Human Gene Editing to Cure Disease

By Jon Christian

Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials
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Mutated Animals Show Why Gene Editing Isn’t Ready for Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

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Susceptible to Heart Disease? Gene Editing Could Change That

By Abby Norman

First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition
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First U.S. Human Embryo Gene Editing Experiment Successfully “Corrects” a Heart Condition

By Dom Galeon

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New CRISPR Gene Editing Experiment Slows Down Hearing Loss

By Brad Jones

For the First Time, Scientists Used Gene Editing Inside a Living Patient
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For the First Time, Scientists Used Gene Editing Inside a Living Patient

By Brad Jones

Scientists Just Used Gene Editing to Remove a Fatal Blood Disorder From Human Embryos
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Scientists Just Used Gene Editing to Remove a Fatal Blood Disorder From Human Embryos

By Jolene Creighton

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Recent Human Gene Editing Trial in the US
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Recent Human Gene Editing Trial in the US

By Karla Lant

A New Gene Editing Technique Could Finally Allow Us to Treat ALS
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A New Gene Editing Technique Could Finally Allow Us to Treat ALS

By Dom Galeon

A New Gene Editing Breakthrough Could Allow Us to Transplant Pig Organs Into Humans
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A New Gene Editing Breakthrough Could Allow Us to Transplant Pig Organs Into Humans

By Patrick Caughill

Expert Argues That Gene Editing Will Widen Economic Class Gap
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Expert Argues That Gene Editing Will Widen Economic Class Gap

By Claudia Geib

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The First Results of Gene Editing in Normal Embryos Have Been Released

By Patrick Caughill

Gene Editing Could Make You Smarter
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Gene Editing Could Make You Smarter

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Should Gene Editing Be a Human Right?
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Should Gene Editing Be a Human Right?

By June Javelosa

Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity
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Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Evolution 2.0: Gene Editing Could Bring Extinct Species Back to Life
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Evolution 2.0: Gene Editing Could Bring Extinct Species Back to Life

By June Javelosa

We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing
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We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing

By Dom Galeon

For The First Time Ever, CRISPR Gene Editing Was Used in Humans. So What’s Next?
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For The First Time Ever, CRISPR Gene Editing Was Used in Humans. So What’s Next?

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Discover That We Can Control Gene Editing With Light
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Scientists Discover That We Can Control Gene Editing With Light

By Jasmine Solana

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CRISPR Gene Editing Is Accelerating Our Quest for an HIV Cure

By Dom Galeon