Personalized learning (PL) has been promoted as a major aim and reform effort across the
contemporary education system. In this article, we systematically identified and synthesized …

The rapid development of human genome editing (HGE) techniques evokes an urgent need
for forward-looking deliberation regarding the aims, processes, and governance of research …

Applications of CRISPR in human health and in gene drives are at the forefront of biological
research as tools. This technology will affect humankind and our environment, so as this …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and molecular biotechnologies (MB) are among the most
promising, but also ethically hotly debated emerging technologies. In both fields, several …

A new infrastructure is urgently needed at the global level to facilitate exchange on key
issues concerning genome editing. We advocate the establishment of a global observatory …

We report findings from two open-framed focus groups eliciting informed public opinion
about the rapidly developing technology of human genome editing in the context of the US …

The article provides an overview of select methodologies that are commonly used in ELSI
(“ethical, legal, and social implications”) research. ELSI is a field that focuses on the analysis …

Engineered cells have opened up a new avenue for scientists and engineers to achieve
specialized biological functions. Nanomaterials, such as silicon nanowires and quantum …

Genome editing, which includes the deliberate alteration of a selected DNA sequence in a
cell using targeted nucleases, is greatly facilitating basic research in the life sciences. In …

Genome editing using newly discovered tools such as CRISPR-Cas9 offers the potential to
modify the genetic make-up of plants, non-human animals and humans in exact ways. Such …