bioethics

Editing human embryos makes far more permanent changes than tweaks to adult DNA.

A dark and thought-provoking sci-fi short

The debate on how to regulate CRISPR heats up

The conversation about CRISPR is moving fast

A report from DARPA's Wait, What? conference

Attitudes toward gene editing research may be shifting

Steven Pinker claims that will speed up progress

Instead of the death penalty

A new feature in Wired highlights scientific advances that may make gene therapy much safer and more widespread. But it's important to check whether the regulation of clinical trials has...

A couple professors sound off about the ethics of transplanting one human's head onto another human's body.