Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways ...

This new technology could one day significantly expand the market for gene-editing biotechs.

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

A group of scientists led by Dieter Egli has demonstrated base editing in human embryos. Base editing was shown to precisely edit embryonic DNA but also resulted in off-target edits and mosaicism.

Re “Custom Gene-Editing Treatment Helps Baby in World’s First Case” (front page, May 16): Your article highlighting the remarkable work of Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas in developing a bespoke ...

What if you could precisely change the genome of a pre-implantation human embryo and then safely use that embryo to try to generate a healthier person? It’s a wild idea, but one that technology over ...

Urnov is a professor of molecular therapeutics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a director at its Innovative Genomics Institute. In May, news broke of a biomedical first: the on-demand ...

Advanced biotechnology repurposes two bacterial immune systems to correct large stretches of DNA. Human cells that have been edited with the new retron-based gene editing technology. Orange dots mark ...

Researchers in Mexico are turning their focus towards a revolutionary technique to enhance crop resilience. According to News Arena India, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, also ...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Though control and base-edited NANOG knockout human embryos appear to develop the same, many cells in the knockout embryo ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy that aims to lower bad cholesterol for the long-term after a single infusion is off to a positive start in an early clinical trial. Researchers running a Phase I ...

A major study led by Macquarie University has examined the deep environmental, technological and societal challenges ...