TOP NEWS Concerns mount over DNA editing technology From designer babies to engineered mosquitoes, advances in genome-editing technologies such as CRISPR–Cas9 have raised the possibility of tremendous scientific advances and serious ethical concerns. Chukwuma Muanya, Assistant Editor
New fertilization without an egg technique produces healthy baby mice Chukwuma Muanya, Assistant Editor
Controversy trails research to grow part-animal, part-human ‘Frankenstein’ organs for transplants Editor
Scientists plan first human gene-editing trial next month Chukwuma Muanya, Assistant Editor (Head Insight Team, Science and Technology)
African fossils’ find shows four species of human ancestor roamed earth 3m years ago Chukwuma Muanya, Assistant Editor (Head Insight Team, Science and Technology)