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The Reference Shelf: Gene Editing & Genetic Engineering

Table of Contents

Preface




1 Genetic Manipulation




The History of Genetic Science




What Is Genome Editing?




A Brief History of Human Gene Editing




Science and History of GMOs and Other Food Modification Processes




Did He Jiankui “Make People Better”? Documentary Spurs a New Look at the Case of the First Gene-Edited Babies




Experts Weigh Medical Advances in Gene-Editing with Ethical Dilemmas




2 Pioneering Science




New Developments in Genetic Technology




The Promise of Gene Editing: So Close and Yet so Perilously Far




Engineered Yeast Turn Agricultural Waste into Biofuels




CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Drive Could Suppress Agricultural Pests




Baby Without Sperm or Egg? Scientists Develop Synthetic Embryos Using Stem Cells




The Precious Genes of the World’s First Cloned Ferret Could Help Save Her Species




3 Genetic Medicine




Gene Therapy and Medical Genetics




Edits to a Cholesterol Gene Could Stop the Biggest Killer on Earth




He Inherited a Devastating Disease: A CRISPR Gene-Editing Breakthrough Stopped It




Organ Transplants from Pigs: Medical Miracle or Pandemic in the Making?




Using Gene Editing to Fight Deadly Genetic Diseases




COVID Testing Led to New Techniques of Disease Diagnosis: Progress Mustn’t Stop Now




Forget Designer Babies. Here’s How CRISPR Is Really Changing Lives




4 Controversial Technology




Genetic Modification Controversies and Debates




Decoding the CRISPR-Baby Stories




It’s Official: No More CRISPR Babies—for Now




The First Gene-Edited Babies Are Supposedly Alive and Well, Says Guy Who Edited Them




Biotechnology Is Creating Ethical Worries and We’ve Been Here Before




Cloning Fact Sheet




5 Popular Genetics




Genetic Engineering in Pop Culture




Should We Bring Back the Dodo? De-extinction Is a Feel-Good Story, but These High-Tech Replacements Aren’t Really “Resurrecting” Species




Why Genetic Engineering Experts Are Putting a Spotlight on Victoria Gray’s Case




Seven Times Science Fiction Got Genetic Engineering Right




How Real Is Genetic Engineering in Sci-Fi?




A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture




Americans Are Closely Divided Over Editing a Baby’s Genes to Reduce Serious Health Risk




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