The World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of the United Nations, is trying to sort out how scientists could responsibly alter human genomes in their labs — an effort to prevent the next He ...

A WHO advisory committee has spoken out against clinical applications of human germline genome editing. The panel, which formed in the wake of China’s germline modification scandal, wants WHO to ...

Tweaking Windows almost always involves editing the registry and we usually get warned to do so at our peril. While most take these warnings with the same gravitas as Mum telling us not to eat food ...

Human genome editing will be the subject of a new global registry, the World Health Organization has confirmed, tracking the controversial research as scientists navigate both practical and ethical ...

Following on from a recent call for a global moratorium on human germline gene editing, several scientists have pushed back against the idea, suggesting blanket prohibition is both redundant and ...

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It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct human gene-editing studies in people, and a central registry of research plans should be set up to ensure transparency, World Health Organization ...

GENEVA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the launch of a new global plan to track research on human genome editing, hoping to develop global standards for ...

The panel, established after a Chinese experiment produced embryo-edited babies, said all human genome editing research should be listed in a registry. By Pam Belluck An influential committee of the ...

An expert advisory committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase of a global registry to track research on human genome editing as the UN’s international public health ...