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More and more biotech companies are offering future parents the opportunity to have their embryos analyzed. The aim: to assess the risk of disease in unborn children. But these genetic tests are not yet scientifically validated, and they open the way to profound societal upheavals, worries in an editorial

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

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

On 18 January, the "Etats généraux de la bioéthique" (General Assembly on Bioethics) was launched. This broad consultation of citizens precedes the revision of bioethics laws scheduled for 2019. It covers subjects as different as the extension of medically assisted procreation (MAP) to women in couples and to single women, and genetic testing,