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 advanced equally well.

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