Jeff Akst. Let's Talk Human Engineering. The Scientist, December 3, 2015.
Article on the December 2015 Human Gene Editing summit, where scientists were discussing ethics of and limits on human genetic engineering.
Jeff Akst. Year in Review: CRISPR Blossoms. The Scientist, December 16, 2015.
CRISPR is a relatively new technique allowing for low cost, very precise gene editing
Jennifer Doudna. We can now edit our DNA. But let's do it wisely. TED Global, London September 2015
One of the inventors of CRISPR-Cas9 explains what it is, and makes a case for discussing the ethical implications.
Editing humanity. A new technique for manipulating genes holds great promise—but rules are needed to govern its us. The Economist, August 22, 2015.
Amy Maxmen. The Genesis Machine. Wired, August 2015.
Story the on invention of CRISPR-CAS9, the latest breakthrough in low cost and precise gene editing, gene drives to change the genetic make up of entire populations. and the potential impact. See also CRISP(Wikipedia), a movie explaining CRISPR-CAS9 by MIT, the various Science papers quoted, and the articles by Zhang and Zimmer referenced below.
Sarah Zhang. Everything You Need to Know About CRISPR, the New Tool that Edits DNA. Gizmodo, May 2015.
Carl Zimmer. Breakthrough DNA Editor Borne of Bacteria. Quanta, February 2015
Floris van Kaayk. The Modular Body.