In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

A top US regulator plans to unveil a faster approach to approving custom gene-editing treatments, a move designed to unleash a wave of industry investment that will yield cures for patients with rare ...

In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

For decades, scientists have studied how to control DNA—the molecule that holds the instructions for all life. One of the most powerful tools to emerge from that effort was CRISPR, a system adapted ...

Both CRSP and NTLA are advancing in vivo gene editing therapies targeting large markets, with financial stability supporting ...

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

A U.S. regulator reportedly plans to unveil a faster approach to approving custom gene-editing treatments for rare diseases.

CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that acts like “molecular scissors,” but using it on cancer is complex. The technology’s biggest impact so far is in research labs, helping scientists understand how ...

CRISPR technology has revolutionized biology, largely because of its simplicity compared to previous gene editing techniques. However, it still takes weeks to learn, design, perform, and analyze ...

Gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 have many uses in the area of food and agriculture. They can combat persistent drought and disease, and improve the colour and nutritional content of food ...

A research team has successfully engineered a japonica rice variety using CRISPR/Cas9 to simultaneously optimize plant ...

Intellia Therapeutics said it is pausing two late-stage CRISPR gene-editing trials after a patient in one study was hospitalized with liver damage.