Eugenics on the Web – Weekly Announcements June 19, 2022

Numerous articles of interest were published this week, including:

 

 

CRISPR

 

Children to get CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease in trial
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324518-children-to-get-crispr-treatment-for-sickle-cell-disease-in-trial/

 

 

CRISPR Tx Shares Fall as bluebird's Gene Therapy Soars

https://www.biospace.com/article/shares-of-crispr-fall-as-bluebird-bio-s-gene-therapy-soars/

 

This CRISPR pioneer wants to capture more carbon with crops

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/14/1053843/carbon-capture-crispr-crops/

 

EugenicsWhere science meets fiction: the dark history of eugenicshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/19/where-science-meets-fiction-the-dark-history-of-eugenics