Visual impairment has been a major issue for humankind for its entire history, but has become more pressing with society’s evolution into a world which revolves around visual acuity. Whether it ...

It may also be possible to fix genetic mutations without ... In 2016, Liu described a base editor that transforms a C into a T. But before any type of human embryo editing can be used in the ...

Still, contemplation of these and other issues related to genetic engineering is important should the ability to create genetically enhanced humans ever arise.

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

The same is now possible in gene editing ... has shown promise in human cells, the researchers plan to test mvGPT in animal models, and against other diseases with genetic components, including ...