Gene editing has moved from theory to bedside with a speed that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. A new wave of ...

Scientists have developed a novel approach of genome editing to repair muscle stem (satellite) cells, offering new hope for ...

When the genome-editing tool CRISPR is thought of as a potential medicine, the targets that first come to mind are diseases like sickle cell or other conditions caused by particular mutations. Use ...

One of the most well-known versions of the gene-editing tool CRISPR may not work in a large proportion of the population, according to recent research out of Stanford University in California. CRISPR, ...

Genetically modified fat can be transplanted into mice to shrink mouse and transplanted human tumors, but this novel cancer therapy still needs to be tested in human trials. When you purchase through ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cell Microsystems, a provider of innovative tools for single cell research, announced today it has received two NIH Small Business Innovation and ...

Gene therapy is one of the most exciting and innovative fields of drug development research, although for biotech investors it's also one of the most risky places to park your money. Consider Bluebird ...

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world where a genetic condition affecting one in every 700 babies could be addressed ...

CRISPR RNP (CRISPR SNA at work: in complex with single-guide RNA (red), CRISPR SNA can recognize and cleave the gene target of interest (yellow)). The complexed form of Cas9 protein and single-guide ...

There's still a lot of uncertainty regarding CRISPR right now. For one thing, lawyers are waiting new developments in the ongoing dispute between the Broad Institute and the University of California.