With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even in ...

With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even in ...

Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I'm at the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Some leading organizations in the field of cell and gene therapies recently issued a call for a 10-year ...

Researchers and ethicists, including the scientist who pioneered and patented CRISPR gene-editing technology, are calling for a global moratorium on human germline editing -- changes made to inherited ...

Intellia Therapeutics has patients lined up in the U.S. for a phase 2 trial of a CRISPR-based treatment in hereditary angioedema, but the FDA has thrown down a roadblock over a request for a new ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Over the past 10 years, CRISPR has been transformative for research, enabling gene editing that is fast, simple and precise, experts say. The first paper showing that CRISPR could be used to edit the ...

(Bloomberg) -- A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their ...

Blockchain, nanomedicine, and 3D printing signal a growing emphasis on improving healthcare delivery through innovative ...

An international commission has been convened by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the U.K.’s Royal Society, with the participation of academies of ...