<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes<br><br>Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/science/embryos-gene-editing-crispr.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n1A.Xa13.UkgV6CqGH1rX&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/science/embryos-gene-editing-crispr.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n1A.Xa13.UkgV6CqGH1rX&smid=em-share</a></div>