CRISPR-Cas9 (CRISPR) and other advances in gene editing techniques are fostering a
rapid evolution within the field of biotechnology. Scientists can now modify the DNA of living …

As the debate about heritable genome editing unfolds, divergent perspectives are coming
more clearly into view. Those who see it as offering little or no benefit while posing …

O'Keefe and colleagues'(2015) study of popular media identifies two predominant
metaphors in descriptions of CRISPR-based genetic technologies: editing and targeting. 1 …

The advent of CRISPR gene editing technology has moved the use of gene drives,
genetically engineering an organism to push a preferred gene through a target population …

Not since the early, heady days of recombinant DNA (rDNA) has a technique of molecular
biology so gripped the scientific imagination as the CRISPR-Cas9 method of gene editing …

This paper focuses on scientists working with CRISPR in Norway, where genetic
modification is thought to be a particularly stigmatized technology with strict regulation and a …

As a technology capable of altering wild populations and associated ecosystems, CRISPR-
based gene drive challenges existing law and scientific tradition. While most technologies …

The rise of gene editing technologies such as CRISPR and gene drives has significantly
increased the ability of humans to edit genomes, making it much easier to alter the human …

With the emergence of CRISPR technology, targeted editing of a wide variety of genomes is
no longer an abstract hypothetical, but occurs regularly. As application areas of CRISPR are …

This article discusses the contingencies and complexities of CRISPR. It outlines key
problems regarding off-target effects and replication of experimental work that are important …