The Human Genome Project published its first draft sequence of the entire human genome 20 years ago. Since then researchers have plunged eagerly into the ‘post-genomic’ era. This week’s Nature cover visualizes the years of research. | Nature Portfolio

Human gene-editing is coming – should we do it? 🧬 Creating disease-resistant humans may, before too long, be a reality thanks to advancements in CRISPR gene editing. It’s now possible to make dozens - if not hundreds - of edits to different genes at once. But how safe is gene-editing? Michael Le Page tells Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet about a controversial paper published in Nature which explores just how powerful this technology could be in protecting against diseases like Alzheimer’s and di