An international group of gene editing leaders has put out a call for a 10-year ban on heritable human genome editing (HHGE), ...

Bonham Jr., Acting Deputy Director at the National Human Genome Research Institute ... He outlined the growth of gene therapy, different types of therapies, challenges in access, ethical ...

One big remaining challenge and ethical question is whether scientists should ever again try to make gene-edited babies by modifying the DNA in human sperm ... of gene-therapy treatments in ...

In a statement released at the end of the conference, the organizers said “heritable human genome editing ... The hope offered by gene therapy is creating fresh ethical storms — primarily ...

Market Value and Growth In 2025, the Gene Therapy For Rare Disease Market Size is valued at approximately US$ 3.01 Billion in 2024, marking a substantial increase from previous years. This growth ...

One of the first hurdles of gene therapy is successful introduction of the corrected gene into the human cells ... prohibited in many countries due to ethical and technical concerns.

He noted that while there “are other people out there who want to do gene therapies to do human enhancement ... say that every therapy needs to be evaluated from that ethical perspective ...

The first medicine based on gene editing, a one-time therapy for sickle cell disease ... in 2012 to a medicine that can alleviate human suffering 11 years later. On Tuesday, I answered your ...

Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the world’s first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its ...

“Perhaps now is the time to renew a call for an international moratorium on human germline genome manipulation and to refocus our energy on ethical and effective gene and cell therapies that ...

As scientists explore treating genetic disorders before birth, the promise of foetal gene therapy is growing—but there are ...