
Could Genetic Engineering Save the Galápagos?
In the Galápagos, invasive species are driving native animals to extinction. Some conservationists are asking whether genetic manipulation is the solution
Stephen S. Hall is an award-winning science writer and regular contributor. He is author, most recently, of Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience (Knopf, 2010). Credit: Nick Higgins
In the Galápagos, invasive species are driving native animals to extinction. Some conservationists are asking whether genetic manipulation is the solution
The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has spawned an increasingly unseemly brawl over who will reap the rewards
Scientists are on the threshold of crossing a sharp ethical line: permanently altering the human genetic code
Scientists are set to cross a long-standing bioethical red line
A powerful new gene-editing tool is sweeping agriculture. It could transform the debate over genetic modification
What was once known as junk DNA turns out to hold hidden treasures, says computational biologist Ewan Birney
A creative use of stem cells made from adult tissues may hasten drug development for debilitating diseases
The Human Genome Project has failed so far to produce the medical miracles that scientists promised. Biologists are now divided over what, if anything, went wrong—and what needs to happen next...
New drugs to improve memory and cognitive performance in impaired individuals are under intensive study. Their possible use in healthy people already triggers debate
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