Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-151) and index National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH: The history of genetic science. What is genome editing? / Carmen Leitch: A brief history of human gene editing / FDA: Science and history of GMOs and other food modification processes / G. Owen Schaefer: Did He Jiankui "make people better"? Documentary spurs a new look at the case of the first gene-edited babies / Rob Stein: Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas / David J. Segal: New developments in genetic technology. The promise of gene editing: so close and yet so perilously far / Technology Networks: Engineered yeast turn agricultural waste into biofuels / Mick Kulikowski: CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive could suppress agricultural pests / Shobhit Gupta: Baby without sperm or egg? Scientists develop synthetic embryos using stem cells / Joel Goldberg.: The precious genes of the world's first cloned ferret could help save her species / Antonio Regalado: Gene therapy and medical genetics. Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth / Rob Stein: He inherited a devastating disease: a CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough stopped it / J. Roger Jacobs: Organ transplants from pigs: medical miracle or pandemic in the making? / Karen Feldscher: Using gene editing to fight deadly genetic diseases / Angelika Loots: COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn't stop now / Antonio Regalado: Forget designer babies, here's how CRISPR is really changing lives / J. Benjamin Hurlbut: Genetic modification controversies and debates. Decoding the CRISPR-baby stories / Grace Browne: It's official: no more CRISPR babies, for now / Tim Newcomb: The first gene-edited babies are supposedly alive and well, says guy who edited them / Giana Gitig: Biotechnology is creating ethical worries and we've been here before / National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH: Cloning fact sheet / Risa Aria Schnebly and Ben A. Minteer: Genetic engineering in pop culture. Should we bring back the dodo? De-extinction is a feel-good story, but these high-tech replacements aren't really "resurrecting" species / Rob Stein: Why genetic engineering experts are putting a spotlight on Victoria Gray's case / Sue Burke: Seven times science fiction got genetic engineering right / Courtney Linder: How real is genetic engineering in sci-fi? / Kartik Lakshmi Rallapalli: A history of genome engineering in popular culture / Lee Rainie, Cary Funk, Monica Anderson, and Alec Tyson.: Americans are closely divided over editing a baby's genes to reduce serious health risk / |
