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Baboons live for months after getting genetically modified pig hearts

Genetically modified pig hearts have kept baboons alive for more than 90 days, a threshold that may now allow trials of this type of transplantation in people

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There won't be many more gene-edited babies just yet - here's why

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He Jiankui

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The gene editing revelation that shocked the world

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Genetic disorders should be the focus of CRISPR gene editing trials

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Gene editing is so easy to do that we couldn’t stop it if we wanted to

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CRISPR proteins about to be injected into an embryo

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Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Gene-editing humans has huge potential, but caution is needed

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How should we control the power to genetically eliminate a species?

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George Church

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George Church: The maverick geneticist now wants to reverse ageing

He stirred controversy with his plans to bring back the woolly mammoth. But first he's working on editing sperm – and trying out his ageing reversal techniques on dogs

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It's ok that the public rejected GM food – after all, we did ask

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The second great battle for the future of our food is underway

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Special cells could let you control your diabetes with coffee

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GM golden rice gets approval from food regulators in the US

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