Novel Technologies News for April 2017

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Actress Kiruna Stamell debates gene editing with ethicist Dr Christopher Gyngell Actress Kiruna Stamell debates gene editing with ethicist Dr Christopher Gyngell

Two papers published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, debate gene editing and the health of future generations. Stage and screen actress Kiruna Stamell, who has a rare form of dwarfism, proposes that gene editing does not represent an improvement in healthcare; while Dr Christopher Gyngell, a research fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, argues that provided it is well regulated, gene editing could greatly improve the health of our descendants.

Synthego Awards Synthetic sgRNA Grant to University of Oxford for CRISPR Research Applications in the UK

Leading genome engineering solutions provider announces expanded availability of the most efficient and cost effective synthetic RNA to the UK

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New partnership set to transform the engineering of biology