When you look at the world of biotechnology, bio-innovation and genetic manipulation, you're struck by both wonder and horror. Such is the case with the news of the resurrection of woolly mammoths. A piece of information that has already made the rounds around the world, but which poses a real threat.
PlusThis 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
PlusMalaria, 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
PlusDeux 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.
PlusProtéger la diversité. Telle est l’ambition de la Conférence des parties de la Convention sur la diversité biologiques qui se tient à Cancun du 2 au 17 décembre. Alors que les chiffres attestant de la 6e extinction sont dramatiques – la moitié des espèces de vertébrés décimées depuis quarante ans
PlusLast July, a conference was held in San Francisco on cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture, according to conference organizer New Harvest, is the artificial production of animal products in the laboratory, without the use of animal husbandry, but using synthetic biology techniques and
PlusBattle stations in the world's scientific academies. The CRISPR/Cas9 technique of genetic surgery is so effective, fast and inexpensive that there are concerns about its use in therapeutics and on the human embryo. But visions differ in Europe, the United States or Asia? Avoid a nightmare. Under
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