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The human genome - moral aspects

Genetic editing using CRISPR. Image: depositphotos.com

Researchers at Tel Aviv University warn: treatment with the CRISPR method may cause damage to the genome

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According to the researchers: "The method is indeed very effective, but it is not always safe either. Sometimes chromosomes that have been cut in the procedure fail to recover and the stability of the genome is undermined - something that in the long run may even cause cancer"
Dr. Gili Greenbaum. Photo: The Hebrew University

gene drive makes it possible to quickly change traits of different species. Now they are looking for a way to control the process

New technologies in the field of genetic engineering today allow us to change the properties of different species quickly and with great flexibility, for example controlling the reproductive capacity of pests, but are they safe?
Gene editing of embryos. Illustration: shutterstock

The failure of the gene-edited babies experiment in China proves that we are not ready for gene-editing of human embryos

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Artificial engineering of humans. Illustration: shutterstock

Genetic engineering and animal-human hybrids: How China is leading a global divide in controversial research

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human empowerment. Illustration: shutterstock

The next stage in human evolution - Part III: The moral and social questions

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On the agenda - why fetuses should not be out of bounds

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Genetic engineering of humans. Image: Andrea Danti/Shutterstock

Reflections - a baby with blue eyes? / Bracha Reger

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genetic tests. Photo: shutterstock

The era of free DNA and its social consequences

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"To think of ways to prevent misuse of databases". Dr. Yaniv Ehrlich. Photo: MIT

The secret of the disappearing gene

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Figure 3: What is meant by genetic mutation, and what is the chance of a sick offspring?

So what do you do there at the university? Chapter 10: On developing a research model for 'orphan' diseases

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The character of Frankenstein in the 1910 Edison film. From Wikipedia

The loneliness of human beings

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Prof. Haim Sider, Hebrew University

Spotlight: Epigenetics - heredity not only in genes / Dorit Ferns

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An embryo-like body of human embryonic stem cells, formed when the stem cells are transferred to a liquid medium to form a suspension. The origin of the colors are the markers of different cells originating from the three layers of the germ. Photographed with a light microscope at x20 magnification. Courtesy of Prof. Nissim Benvanisti, Hebrew University

the passersby of the dispute

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A US Army forensic scientist handles evidence in a DNA extraction lab

The DNA of freedom

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Bacterial gene therapy using a laser. Photo: MIT University

The first artificial bacteria - and all the others that will follow

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The synthetic bacteria M. mycoides JCVI-syn1 of the Craig Venter Institute. Photo by electron microscope University of California San Diego

Scientists have developed a synthetic magnum bacterial cell

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An embryo from two fertilized eggs. Photo: WELLCOME TRUST - the organization that funded the research at Newcastle University

DNA transferred between two fertilized eggs: a breakthrough and hope for the prevention of mitochondrial diseases

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Selected 2009: Scientific American's top ten

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Nano technology for the benefit of the MZP: a new sensor will be able to optimize DNA tests

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DNA is easier to forge than money

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Between hope and disaster - about genetics and genetic engineering

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On eugenics and genetics - how genetic engineering will change the vision of the superior race

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An embryo from three parents is created in the laboratory

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Genetic screening - what is the diameter of the holes?

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What does our genetic code tell us?

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