CRISPR

Europe could lose its competitive edge in sustainable food production if the EU does not rethink its rule on genome editing crop plants. Researchers across the EU issue a fresh call for the ban to be lifted

Based on digital examples, ETH researchers introduced two cores made of biological materials into human cells. Graphic: Colourbox/Steven Emmett, ETH Zurich

A leading geneticist recounts the story of one rogue scientist, and the damage he caused. ‘He should be stopped from doing anything like this again,’ says Robin Lovell-Badge

Plants traits introduced by Crispr gene editing will be subject to the same lengthy regulatory process as 1980s-style genetically modified organisms containing genes from other species, Europe’s highest court rules

Investigations led from the AstraZeneca graduate programme deliver mechanistic insights and the first predominantly RNA-free guide molecule capable of directing Cas9 gene editing