Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways ...
In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally evolved gene-editing system that can activate genes, offering an advantage ...
The main function of CRISPR-Cas systems, the revolutionary tool scientists now employ to edit genes, is to defend bacteria ...
A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder ...
A team of researchers led by Luigi Naldini at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) has developed a new strategy to significantly improve the precision and safety of ...
Intellia Therapeutics said its Crispr-based treatment for a rare swelling condition succeeded in a Phase 3 trial, a landmark for gene editing. The treatment uses Nobel Prize-winning Crispr technology ...
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved new rules to allow farmers to more easily grow crops, genetically edited using new genomic techniques (NGTs). It marks a big shift for the EU. Brussels ...
The European Union is changing its rules on gene editing. With the introduction of a two-tier system, it has freed certain types of gene-edited crops from the regulation that they would have ...