#gene-editing — Public Fediverse posts

50-50 odds your next child has the same condition that nearly killed your first. Genetic editing exists. What's the actual argument for not using it?

https://onlys.ky/an-ethical-maze-designing-babies-for-a-greater-good/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evergreen

#Bioethics #CRISPR #GeneEditing #ReproductiveEthics #Science

50-50 odds your next child has the same condition that nearly killed your first. Genetic editing exists. What's the actual argument for not using it?

https://onlys.ky/an-ethical-maze-designing-babies-for-a-greater-good/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evergreen

#Bioethics #CRISPR #GeneEditing #ReproductiveEthics #Science

Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/seedless-blackberries-cherry-bushes-future-of-food/

Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/seedless-blackberries-cherry-bushes-future-of-food/

The EU has finally endorsed #geneediting to introduce novel traits in plants—without treating them like GMOs in terms of #regulation if the plants could have arisen thru conventional #plantbreeding. This means the EU has reopened to innovative agricultural #biotech companies: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

EU relaxes rules for gene-edit...

The EU has finally endorsed #geneediting to introduce novel traits in plants—without treating them like GMOs in terms of #regulation if the plants could have arisen thru conventional #plantbreeding. This means the EU has reopened to innovative agricultural #biotech companies: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

EU relaxes rules for gene-edit...

Gene-Edited Dogs Free from Allergies Offer New Hope for Pet Owners

📰 Original title: Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/gene-edited-dogs-free-from-allergies-offer-new-hope-for-pet-owners.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#science #geneediting #allergies #pets

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
By Associated Press

Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing – until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/gene-editing-allergies-beagles

#Geneediting #USnews #Dogs #Genetics #Animals #Biology #Science #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
By Associated Press

Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing – until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/gene-editing-allergies-beagles

#Geneediting #USnews #Dogs #Genetics #Animals #Biology #Science #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/gene-editing-allergies-beagles #GeneEditing #UsNews #Dogs #Genetics #Animals #Biology #Science

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/gene-editing-allergies-beagles #GeneEditing #UsNews #Dogs #Genetics #Animals #Biology #Science

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/gene-edited-puppies-wont-trigger-allergies/

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/gene-edited-puppies-wont-trigger-allergies/

"Doctors took Mei for a full-body CT scan and then rushed her to the intensive care unit. Her brave face had begun to crack. 'Mom, I want to go home,' she told her mother, before vanishing into the ward."

Brendan Borrell for Science and Retraction Watch: https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public

#Longreads #GeneEditing #GeneTherapy #Science #Medicine #China #Research

"Doctors took Mei for a full-body CT scan and then rushed her to the intensive care unit. Her brave face had begun to crack. 'Mom, I want to go home,' she told her mother, before vanishing into the ward."

Brendan Borrell for Science and Retraction Watch: https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public

#Longreads #GeneEditing #GeneTherapy #Science #Medicine #China #Research

Engineered #hookworms could one day dispense #drugs from inside your gut
Researchers have #geneticallymodified the intestinal #parasites to make an antitoxin
Using #CRISPR #geneediting, scientists engineered hookworms that live in the human gut to make an #antibody against deadly toxin
Eventually, small numbers of hookworms may secrete drugs or other substances into people’s bloodstreams to treat a wide variety of diseases from allergies to obesity
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/engineered-hookworms-drugs-gut-genetics
https://archive.ph/1HPRL

Engineered #hookworms could one day dispense #drugs from inside your gut
Researchers have #geneticallymodified the intestinal #parasites to make an antitoxin
Using #CRISPR #geneediting, scientists engineered hookworms that live in the human gut to make an #antibody against deadly toxin
Eventually, small numbers of hookworms may secrete drugs or other substances into people’s bloodstreams to treat a wide variety of diseases from allergies to obesity
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/engineered-hookworms-drugs-gut-genetics
https://archive.ph/1HPRL

Ah, yes, the pinnacle of modern medicine: Paying a small fortune for a gene-editing miracle only to be stopped by the menacing duo of JavaScript and cookies. 🤦‍♂️🔬 Because clearly, saving lives is just a matter of browser settings. 🍪💻
https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public #geneediting #modernmedicine #techfail #browserissues #healthcare #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the pinnacle of modern medicine: Paying a small fortune for a gene-editing miracle only to be stopped by the menacing duo of JavaScript and cookies. 🤦‍♂️🔬 Because clearly, saving lives is just a matter of browser settings. 🍪💻
https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public #geneediting #modernmedicine #techfail #browserissues #healthcare #HackerNews #ngated

Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49027892

#HackerNews #geneediting #healthcare #ethics #tragedy #gene #therapy

Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49027892

#HackerNews #geneediting #healthcare #ethics #tragedy #gene #therapy

Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter
By Guardian Staff

There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf Association

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deaf-people-excluded-from-gene-editing-debate

#Geneediting #Genetics #Deafnessandhearingloss #Science #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deaf-people-excluded-from-gene-editing-debate #GeneEditing #Genetics #DeafnessAndHearingLoss #Science #Society #UkNews

Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deaf-people-excluded-from-gene-editing-debate #GeneEditing #Genetics #DeafnessAndHearingLoss #Science #Society #UkNews

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🔬👶 "Scientists finally unlock the 'master gene' using precision editing! 🎉 What next, editing the gene for actually enabling #JavaScript on their own website? 😅 But hey, at least now we know who runs the #embryo show! 👶🔧"
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-use-of-precision-editing-to-study-human-embryo-development-reveals-role-of-master-gene #scientificbreakthrough #geneediting #biotechnology #research #HackerNews #ngated

🔬👶 "Scientists finally unlock the 'master gene' using precision editing! 🎉 What next, editing the gene for actually enabling #JavaScript on their own website? 😅 But hey, at least now we know who runs the #embryo show! 👶🔧"
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-use-of-precision-editing-to-study-human-embryo-development-reveals-role-of-master-gene #scientificbreakthrough #geneediting #biotechnology #research #HackerNews #ngated

Using precision editing to study human embryo development shows master gene

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-use-of-precision-editing-to-study-human-embryo-development-reveals-role-of-master-gene

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769854

#HackerNews #precisionediting #humanembryos #geneediting #developmentalbiology #researchinnovation

Using precision editing to study human embryo development shows master gene

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-use-of-precision-editing-to-study-human-embryo-development-reveals-role-of-master-gene

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769854

#HackerNews #precisionediting #humanembryos #geneediting #developmentalbiology #researchinnovation

Colossal Foundation and University of Tasmania Partner to Combat Devil Facial Tumour Disease with Vaccines and Gene Editing 💉🧬

#TasmanianDevil #Cancer #ColossalBiosciences #Vaccines #GeneEditing

https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/colossal-foundation-and-university-of-tasmania-partner-to-combat-devil-facial-tumour-disease-with-vaccines-and-gene-editing-302814672.html

The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/05/the-guardian-view-on-gene-edited-humans-darker-uses-must-be-acknowledged-alongside-medical-ones #GeneEditing #Science #Ivf #Law #Biology #Ethics #Genetics

The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/05/the-guardian-view-on-gene-edited-humans-darker-uses-must-be-acknowledged-alongside-medical-ones #GeneEditing #Science #Ivf #Law #Biology #Ethics #Genetics

The dawn of the designer baby – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jun/25/the-dawn-of-the-designer-baby-podcast #GeneEditing #Biology #BiotechnologyIndustry #Science #Genetics

The dawn of the designer baby – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jun/25/the-dawn-of-the-designer-baby-podcast #GeneEditing #Biology #BiotechnologyIndustry #Science #Genetics

https://gitlab.vulpinedesigns.com/TheGUESSUniversalEditingSuiteandSDK/GeFi/-/blob/master/GeFi.ui
This is a WIP storyboard of the work Atha and Inamruzui are doing at @vulpinelabs
Each module handles a different aspect of the body with gene editing and transformational goals in mind.
If you want to get involved in developing any of the hundreds of submodules for the GUESS Universal Editing Suite and SDK for the gene editing system, please get in touch!
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https://gitlab.vulpinedesigns.com/TheGUESSUniversalEditingSuiteandSDK/GeFi/-/blob/master/GeFi.ui
This is a WIP storyboard of the work Atha and Inamruzui are doing at @vulpinelabs
Each module handles a different aspect of the body with gene editing and transformational goals in mind.
If you want to get involved in developing any of the hundreds of submodules for the GUESS Universal Editing Suite and SDK for the gene editing system, please get in touch!
This stuff can't happen without basic needs being met. Please be kind and donate if you can.

https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune
https://paypal.me/athamanatha
Cashapp $Athamanatha
And more options on DM request.

#science
#softwaredesign
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#bioinformatics
#genetics
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A fascinating conversation with the Nobel Laureate.

"In the first episode of the new season of ‘The Joy of Why,’ Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna discusses how she discovered CRISPR’s genome-editing power, the breakthroughs and hurdles during its explosive growth, and what lies ahead for this groundbreaking technology."

https://www.quantamagazine.org/whats-the-future-of-gene-editing-20260611/

#Conversations #CRISPR #GeneEditing #JenniferDoudna

A fascinating conversation with the Nobel Laureate.

"In the first episode of the new season of ‘The Joy of Why,’ Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna discusses how she discovered CRISPR’s genome-editing power, the breakthroughs and hurdles during its explosive growth, and what lies ahead for this groundbreaking technology."

https://www.quantamagazine.org/whats-the-future-of-gene-editing-20260611/

#Conversations #CRISPR #GeneEditing #JenniferDoudna

Vulpine Labs is based in the Vulpibus and is run by LGBTQ+ Otherkin folks!

Let's make Vulpine Labs happen sooner!
Things needed:
Bigger power inverter
Batteries

Grey and black water tanks for environmental safety and hygiene
Materials for sealing the lab and completing the home RV section in the back of the Vulpibus
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Satellite Internet so we can be online anywhere
A new phone number
Food and drinks (including tea and coffee!)

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How about if you have some spare monies, you pick an item or two from the list and sponsor it?

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Vulpine Labs is based in the Vulpibus and is run by LGBTQ+ Otherkin folks!

Let's make Vulpine Labs happen sooner!
Things needed:
Bigger power inverter
Batteries
New computers (our current devices are mostly >10 years old and breaking in various ways)
Grey and black water tanks for environmental safety and hygiene
Materials for sealing the lab and completing the home RV section in the back of the Vulpibus
Car repairs for supply runs (including CV joints, sway bar end links and the windshield)
Satellite Internet so we can be online anywhere
A new phone number
Food and drinks (including tea and coffee!)

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Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://futurism.com/health-medicine/latest-gene-editing-human-embryos-open-floodgates

Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could “Open the Floodgates”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://futurism.com/health-medicine/latest-gene-editing-human-embryos-open-floodgates

Guess what? Scientists have finally figured out how to play God with #CRISPR to annihilate those pesky #cancer cells, even the "undruggable" ones! 🎉 Just make sure you enable #JavaScript and cookies first, because apparently, cutting-edge science is brought to you by an outdated web browser 🤦‍♂️.
https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-technique-selectively-shreds-cancer-cells/ #GeneEditing #PlayGod #ScienceBreakthrough #HackerNews #ngated

Guess what? Scientists have finally figured out how to play God with #CRISPR to annihilate those pesky #cancer cells, even the "undruggable" ones! 🎉 Just make sure you enable #JavaScript and cookies first, because apparently, cutting-edge science is brought to you by an outdated web browser 🤦‍♂️.
https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-technique-selectively-shreds-cancer-cells/ #GeneEditing #PlayGod #ScienceBreakthrough #HackerNews #ngated

CRISPR Tech Selectively Shreds Cancer Cells, Including "Undruggable" Cancers

https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-technique-selectively-shreds-cancer-cells/

#HackerNews #CRISPR #Cancer #Tech #UndruggableCancers #MedicalInnovation #GeneEditing

CRISPR Tech Selectively Shreds Cancer Cells, Including "Undruggable" Cancers

https://innovativegenomics.org/news/crispr-technique-selectively-shreds-cancer-cells/

#HackerNews #CRISPR #Cancer #Tech #UndruggableCancers #MedicalInnovation #GeneEditing

‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/30/there-is-no-way-to-stop-this-biotech-barbie-cathy-tie-on-her-mission-to-genetically-modify-babies #GeneEditing #BiotechnologyIndustry #Genetics #Biology #Science

‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/30/there-is-no-way-to-stop-this-biotech-barbie-cathy-tie-on-her-mission-to-genetically-modify-babies #GeneEditing #BiotechnologyIndustry #Genetics #Biology #Science

Eli Lilly is preparing a phase 2 trial for VERVE-102, a one-time gene editor acquired from Verve Therapeutics. The highest dose cut LDL cholesterol by 62% in patients, a reduction sustained for up to 18 months across 35 participants.

The treatment permanently switches off PCSK9, a cholesterol-producing gene, using base editing that flips a single DNA letter without breaking the double helix.

#news #health #medicine #cholesterol #GeneTherapy #GeneEditing

Eli Lilly is preparing a phase 2 trial for VERVE-102, a one-time gene editor acquired from Verve Therapeutics. The highest dose cut LDL cholesterol by 62% in patients, a reduction sustained for up to 18 months across 35 participants.

The treatment permanently switches off PCSK9, a cholesterol-producing gene, using base editing that flips a single DNA letter without breaking the double helix.

#news #health #medicine #cholesterol #GeneTherapy #GeneEditing

Unser Heft 05/2026 ist raus!

Titelthema: #Astrobiologie – Leben auf Eismonden?

Außerdem:
- Großes Special: #Mikrobiomik
- #Proteasomen
- #Herzrhythmusstörungen
- Produktübersicht: #GeneEditing-Kits
- #DNA-Amplifikation
- #LifeScience-Unternehmen in DACH
- Rätsel: "Die Sprungpragmatikerin"
- u.v.m…

Das ganze Heft online: https://www.laborjournal.de/rubric/aktuell/index.php

Target: $4000 this week!

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