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Thanks to CRISPR, this Chinese researcher was able, almost alone, to produce genetically modified babies. The information went around the world in just a few hours: a Chinese researcher announced this week that he had been able to deliver two genetically modified babies. A world premiere that has propelled

This information resembles a dramatic escalation with ethical consequences: a Chinese scientist claims to be at the origin of the birth of Lulu and Nana, two twins whose genes he modified using the CRISPR-Cas9 tool. Genetically modified babies, a world first that the whole community is now aware of

The U.S. military is studying the possibility of creating a new type of biological weapon. It would involve insects selected to carry a genetically modified virus. The objective of this plan, deployed through DARPA, the U.S. Army's research agency, is to rapidly deploy this armada if critical crops for

Malaria, Zika, chikungunya... are terrible scourges. Caused by mosquitoes that all the affected countries intend to eradicate. Researchers have long been examining chemical (insecticides), physical (radiation), transgenic solutions... Nothing seems to be effective enough next to a bludgeoning weapon: genetic forcing. It is a

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the United Kingdom says that it is acceptable to genetically manipulate human embryos, as long as the interventions do not harm the child or society as a whole. The council takes a surprisingly progressive position on this issue, but we are still a long way from

The scientific-economic-judicial battle has been raging for ten years. Are organisms (plants or animal species) modified by genetic engineering tools such as CRISPR GMOs or not? The Court of Justice of the European Union has just handed down its verdict, which will henceforth set a precedent: organisms modified by

Yi Li is a professor in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Connecticut. He is a world-renowned specialist in plant physiology, biotechnology and breeding. Author of an impressive number of scientific papers, he has developed several notable transgenic technologies such as the development of fruit

Chinese scientists are not always bothered by ethical issues and are forcibly moving forward with genetic editing. The molecular scissors CRISPR no longer holds any secrets for them and they use it without complex to transform living organisms. This is what a team of scientists has just achieved by modifying the molecular scissors CRISPR.

The fight against doping in sports competitions has become a truly global sport. Not a Tour de France, a vintage of the Olympic Games, a world championship, without mentioning doping. The hunt for cheating athletes often makes the headlines, but that is not always the case.

The next food on your plate will be genetically modified, but it will not be a GMO in the conventional sense. It will have been modified using CRISPR, a new technique that allows scientists to fine-tune the DNA of a plant to give it a better taste,

Two groups of scientists have revealed a new, more precise arsenal of genetic editing techniques that could one day help us eradicate genetic diseases through highly chemically targeted surgery. New adaptations of CRISPR-Cas9 allow DNA base pairs to be modified on

Coup de tonnerre dans la communauté CRISPR ! Des centaines de mutations génétiques apparaîtraient là où on ne les attendait pas. C’est l’information que viennent de communiquer des médecins qui se sont penchés sur l’impact de l’utilisation de CRISPR sur des organismes vivants en général et sur l’homme en particulier.

Deux académies américaines préconisent d’autoriser des essais cliniques de modification génétique selon la technologie CRISPR sur les gamètes humains ou les embryons précoces, afin d’éviter la transmission de maladies graves. Elles exigent de grandes précautions et la limitation de cette démarche à des pathologies ne laissant pas d’espérance de vie.

On craignait cette information : que des scientifiques, profitant des avancées spectaculaires de l’édition génétique permise notamment grâce à CRISPR, ne se mettent à vouloir apporter des changements génétiques aux embryons humains. Et que ces changements soient ensuite transmis aux générations suivantes. C’est chose faite.   L’intervention génétique sur l’embryon humain

Pendant la guerre froide, ce que l’on craignait par-dessus tout c’était qu’une bombe atomique ne nous tombe sur la tête. L’équilibre de la terreur était maintenu entre les grandes puissances détentrices de l’arme nucléaire. Chacun se tenait par la barbichette et tout, finalement, allait très bien. Une nouvelle guerre froide