New technique developed by UAlberta researchers vastly improves precision of gene-editing technology. Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene s... Read more
In a landmark study, scientists have used CRISPR gene editing to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells to boost their production of foetal haemoglobin. In a landmark study... Read more
Salk scientists create new molecular scissors to correct protein imbalance in cellular model of dementia Most people have heard of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, which acts as targ... Read more
The bacterial immune system “CRISPR-Cas9” is known to eliminate invading DNA. Würzburg scientists now discovered that it can also readily target RNA – a result with potentially far-reaching... Read more
Deleting a single gene from mosquitoes can make them highly resistant to the malaria parasite and thus much less likely to transmit the parasite to humans, according to a new paper from scie... Read more
Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut a... Read more
Patients’ individual genomes may affect efficacy, safety of gene editing Gene editing has begun to be tested in clinical trials, using CRISPR-Cas9 and other technologies to directly ed... Read more
Approach could also be applied to reversing aging and age-related diseases such as hearing loss and macular degeneration Salk scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome... Read more
Vast quantities of medicines and renewable fuels could be produced by algae using a new gene-editing technique, a study suggests. Scientists have devised a method that could lead to cheap, e... Read more
A team of scientists led by Virginia Commonwealth University physicist Jason Reed, Ph.D., have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutat... Read more
Through a few clever molecular hacks, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a microscopic data recorder, laying the groundwo... Read more
New delivery system developed by MIT team deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol. In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR geno... Read more
What’s your story, morning glory? Scientists use CRISPR technology to change flower colour in an ornamental plant In a world-first, Japanese scientists have used the revolutionary CRISPR, or... Read more
Scientists achieve first safe repair of single-gene mutation in human embryos Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in early stage human embryos with gene... Read more
A UNSW Sydney-led team of scientists has made an advance that could eventually lead to a cure for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders. By introducing a beneficial natural mutation... Read more
