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Whom do we hold accountable in science?

February 28, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, CRISPR, medical ethics

Mark Felt, Sherron Watkins, Daniel Ellsberg – these are just a few of the many whistleblowers who’ve made an impact on U.S. history. These are

From The Labs

No bioinformatics experience required to use new CRISPR data analytical tool

April 30, 2019 analytical tool, beta-binomial modeling, bioinformatics, CRISPR, Research

It’s a new, more sensitive and accurate, quicker and more user friendly way to model CRISPR data. Developed in the lab of Dr. Zhandong Liu,

Policywise

Black Mirror: Good TV, bad policy?

August 24, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, CRISPR, gene editing, Netflix

I love Black Mirror in the way I love long-distance running: I’m not sure why I’m doing it, the experience is usually painful, but when

From The Labs

A simpler, faster CRISPR

August 9, 2018 bacterial genetics, CRISPR, gene editing, Research

CRISPR technologies can be programmed to target specific sequences of genetic code and to edit DNA at precise locations. This strategy allows research scientists to

Policywise

Licensing ‘CRISPR’ patents to promote public interests

January 18, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, CRISPR, patent

Designer babies. Super soldiers. Unstable ecosystems. These are just a few of the feared outcomes from uncontrolled application of the new gene-editing technology known as