Tag: DIY CRISPR

  • Experts warn home ‘gene editing’ kits pose risk to society

    Experts warn home ‘gene editing’ kits pose risk to society

    by Ian Sample (the Guardian) Nuffield Council on Bioethics report finds materials to perform basic experiments are now available to ‘garage scientists’ The simplicity and low cost of tools to edit the genetic code means “garage scientists” – or amateurs with some skill – can now perform their own experiments, posing a potential risk from […]