Affy to Provide Genotyping Services for SHARE Heart Study

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UK Bioethics Group Gives Cautious OK for Genetically Modifying Human Embryos

The UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics says genetically modifying human embryos could be morally permissible, according to the Guardian.

CRISPR-Induced Damage?

A new Nature Biotechnology paper reports that CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can lead to large deletions or complex rearrangements that could be pathogenic.

'Fax' It Over

The Wall Street Journal likens a prototype developed by Synthetic Genomics to a "biological fax machine."

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: strategy for reactivating Rett syndrome-linked MECP2, small molecules able to suppress Staphylococcus aureus virulence, and more.

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