31 July – 06 August 2017
First genetically engineered salmon sold in Canada
AquaBounty Technologies, company that developed the fish, announced on 4 August that it has sold 10,000 pounds of its hotly debated product to customers in Canada. Find source
Indian scientists taking to streets en masse
Inspired by April’s global march for science, Indian scientists are gearing up for their own march. Their main beefs are anemic science funding and growing religious intolerance. Find source
Authors retract controversial NgAgo gene-editing study
Researchers pull study after several failed attempts by others to replicate findings describing a proposed alternative to CRISPR. Find source
CRISPR fixes disease gene in viable human embryos
An international team of researchers has used CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing to correct a disease-causing mutation in dozens of viable human embryos. Find source
New genetic mutation that causes male infertility discovered
Scientists have discovered the mutation in the gene, which normally protects the full DNA sequence in sperm. This mutation disturb gene and arrests sperm production. Find source
