Engineering the World Around Us: Genome Editing and the Environment

Advances in genetic technologies are accompanied by questions for society about if, where, and how to apply these tools....

In the past decade, scientists have developed new tools for editing the DNA of living organisms, and these tools...

Can genetic technology be used to rescue the Hawaiian honeycreeper birds? There is a new generation of genetic tools...

“De-extinction” is the process of reviving or creating an animal that resembles an extinct species. The woolly mammoth is...

The Science and Fiction of De-Extinction and Climate Change is a webinar presented by the SIE Society and Personal...

The parallels between the Jurassic Park film and real-life scientific advancements are undeniable. The plot of Jurassic Park (1993)...

This lesson uses various articles to explore a range of topics (e.g., HIV, public health, informed consent) that impact...

The emergence of genome editing technologies, such as CRISPR, has opened new possibilities for engineering the world around us....

Gene editing is a form of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, or altered in an organism’s...

Recently developed techniques to easily modify DNA, known as “genome editing,” are bringing many new possibilities as well as...

This pgEd presentation gives an overview of the rapidly evolving field of genome editing and one of its newest...

This lesson introduces students to the recent advances in genetics, genetic testing, and genome sequencing. It presents some of...

Our ‘Introduction to Personal Genetics’ gives an overview of how genetics may become relevant to our everyday lives. We...