A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...
This new technology could one day significantly expand the market for gene-editing biotechs.
Editorial: Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety ...
New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...
A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides ...
Researchers are investigating the potential of CRISPR in relation to Down syndrome.
A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...
Emerging gene-editing platforms are demonstrating that disease-causing mutations, aberrant gene expression, and even large-scale DNA insertions can be corrected without relying on error-prone DNA ...
Human cells resist gene editing by turning on defenses against cancer, ceasing reproduction and sometimes dying, two teams of scientists have found. The findings, reported in the journal Nature ...
A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing therapy called VERVE-102 lowered LDL cholesterol in people with dangerously high lipid levels, marking the first time in vivo base editing of the ...