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Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found that there are human genetic diseases that might be treatable, and perhaps even curable, through gene editing. Gene editing is the process by which sections of a person’s DNA are altered. Commonly…

Powerful new tools could turbocharge gene replacement therapies, but questions over ethics, safety and costs remain.

Using locks of the composer's hair and genomic analysis, an international team of researchers has new insight into Beethoven's health and ancestry.

The German composer and pianist began to suffer progressive hearing loss in his 20s.

The major topic at the human genome editing summit was how to enforce research policies and ethical principles for using the technology.

Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute in London this week for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing.

A Belfast diagnostics company has bagged £1.4 million in funding to develop its test for earlier and more accurate detection of ovarian cancer. GenoME Diagnostics said it will use the investment to develop its lead product OvaMe, allowing the team t

The Third International Summit on Genome Editing concluded Monday with ethicists warning scientists to slow down efforts to use gene-editing to enhance the health of embryos.

The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, a three-day conference organized by the Royal Society, the U.K. Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine and The World Academy of Sciences, was held this week in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London.…