Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed.

Genomics company 23andMe has patented a method for genetically designing a baby, from eye colour to disease risk — and fellow scientists are alarmed. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...

Columbia researchers use base editing to modify embryo genes without chromosomal damage, offering disease prevention while ...

It sounds like something straight out of a futuristic movie, but scientists may have just moved one step closer to making it ...

Are you ready for the era of designer babies? Advances in gene sequencing have now made it possible for embryos to be screened for a host of genetic diseases and physical traits. Private companies are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Chinese biophysicist globally condemned for “playing God” after creating the world’s first genetically engineered babies in 2018 ...

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The United Kingdom made headlines last summer when government officials there said they would allow three-parent IVF testing. Using this method, fertility specialists can replace damaged DNA in a ...

Design by Cara Jhang. Buy this photo. My first introduction to the possible future of genomic editing came while reading Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The novel begins in the year 2540 at an ...

A recent press release I received got me thinking about how much we really care about kids. The press alert came from the Coalition to Stop Designer Babies, which is organizing internationally to ...