Technologically controlled bugs are not only plausible, but actually exist. In 2017, the engineering firm Draper released details about its DragonflEye project. It showed that dragonflies can be “upgraded” with implanted solar-powered backpacks that tap ...
CRISPR is a gene-editing technique that has revolutionized the field with major breakthroughs, especially since 2012. While CRISPR offers a way to make specific alterations to genes more precise and affordable, the method is not ...
In June 2019, California passed the first law in the United States targeting ‘biohacking’, the practice of do-it-yourself gene editing. Starting in January 2020, it will be illegal to sell CRISPR gene therapy kits without ...
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