Japan has announced new guidance which might to allow gene editing in human embryos. The draft guidelines will allow gene-editing for research into early human development. Released by a panel of health experts at the end of September the new guidelines will clarify how researchers are allowed to...
Biological circuits are one of the most exciting developments in synthetic biology. They could allow biological parts to mimic the logical functions we see in electronic circuits. However, up to now, they have been difficult to test. Researchers from Rice University and the University of Houston have...
This week saw a major development for the field of gene-editing with a European pharmaceutical company applying to run the first CRISPR clinical trial. CRISPR Therapeutics has applied to the European regulatory authorities to begin an industry-sponsored clinical human trial with a CRISPR therapy in 2018. The CRISPR...