Dr He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, made the two designer babies, Lulu and Nana, by employing a gene editing technology known as CRISPR, which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short ...

In fact, one scientist claims that he's genetically engineered two babies using a revolutionary tool called Crispr. But what exactly is a "Crispr baby" anyway? Would you like to be 6 feet tall?

CRISPR is a technology that allows scientists to "selectively modify the DNA of living organisms," according to the National Human Genome Research Institute. The image is a fabrication ...

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Whether CRISPR babies become a near-future reality may depend on whether such powerful interests become invested in the prospect. Listen to our interview with He Jiankui. Correction (February ...

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

However, altering the code of life with CRISPR has been marred by ethical concerns. Perhaps the most prominent example was when Chinese scientist He Jiankui created the first gene edited babies using ...

Scientists around the world are already using the powerful new CRISPR technique to treat disease, modify plants and animals, and even create designer babies. Here's everything you need to know.

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called ...

He Jiankui, the researcher responsible for the CRISPR-edited babies, has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. When He Jiankui (formerly Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, China) ...

You may not agree with using the gene-editing tool, CRISPR, to alter the DNA of human babies. But what about using it to engineer plants? Or wipe out one of the world’s most dangerous creatures?

shows a screenshot of what appears to be an X post from conservative author Ashley St. Clair about a child she said she conceived with billionaire Elon Musk “Elon and I used IVF with PGT-M & CRISPR to ...