As fears of gene-editing technologies in the hands of amateur scientists grow, we should focus on genuine risks and not overreact to speculative threats
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Gene editing spurs hope for muscular dystrophy cure
For the first time, a breakthrough technique called CRISPR has been used to treat a genetic disease inside a living mammal
Researchers herald a game-changer in cancer treatment
Toronto researchers were able to turn off thousands of genes one by one to pinpoint the cancer-causing ones—and overhaul the way science is done
On the ethics and anguish of the CRISPR craze
Editorial: Genetic research may be speeding ahead in China, but the human genome still has a trick or two up its sleeve