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Illustration of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex (pink and purple) bound to DNA (helix)

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Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases

The idea of self-amplifying gene editing is to get cells to pass on packages of CRISPR machinery to their neighbours, boosting the effect

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

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We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

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A large group of babies crawling in nappies or diapers

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Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t

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Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

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Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could boost animal welfare

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Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?

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Gene editing could treat damage from 'irreversible' kidney disease

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KJ after an infusion with researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru

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Baby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy

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A light micrograph cross-section showing cholesterol-containing plaque in a heart artery

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One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol

In an early-stage trial, a single dose of a CRISPR treatment lowered cholesterol levels, possibly permanently

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Will genome editing transform our children's health? Some have doubts

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Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing

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Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb

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Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing

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