Research led by the University of Cambridge Loke Center for Trophoblast Research has shown that a genome-editing technique can be used to alter a single gene in human embryonic cells, enabling the ...

A human embryo ‘base edited’ so that it can’t produce a key protein (right), fails to form the mass of cells that gives rise to tissues and organs. A non-edited embryo (left) shows the cells (cyan).

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New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

Base editing in human embryos reveals that NANOG is the one gene required to form every body tissue. Cambridge’s landmark ...

Companies aim to edit germlines, which they say could prevent a range of diseases. But do people want the tech?

Originally from southeastern Africa, the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) lives in seasonal bodies of water that ...

Moderate exposure to cold and heat during early pregnancy may affect fetal development as early as the first trimester, ...