CRISPR Babies
The development of CRISPR technology has the potential to eradicate genetic disorders for future generations. But the line between beneficial modifications and eugenics is indeed fine. With the world’s first CRISPR babies over 2 years of age we explore the science behind the ethics of human genetic modification and when the line was crossed.
Why genomics is the real MVP in the fight against COVID clusters
As COVID-19 clusters in gyms, restaurants, and aged care centres across NSW and Victoria continue to climb and make headlines, contact tracing efforts and genomic sequencing feature heavily in the media’s reporting of the coronavirus pandemic.
But how exactly is genetics being used for epidemiological tracing purposes and how is it helping researchers and policymakers to respond to these outbreak clusters in real-time?