The Salk approach, tested in a mouse model, points to cheaper and more effective treatments for humans For most people with hemophilia B, whose bodies can’t properly form blood clots, consta... Read more
New technique developed by UAlberta researchers vastly improves precision of gene-editing technology. Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene s... Read more
In a landmark study, scientists have used CRISPR gene editing to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells to boost their production of foetal haemoglobin. In a landmark study... Read more
Salk scientists create new molecular scissors to correct protein imbalance in cellular model of dementia Most people have heard of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, which acts as targ... Read more
CRISPR-like technique offers clues to mimic protective genetic mutations Using a variation of CRISPR gene editing may be a potential strategy for mimicking the protective effects of a geneti... Read more
Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut a... Read more
Patients’ individual genomes may affect efficacy, safety of gene editing Gene editing has begun to be tested in clinical trials, using CRISPR-Cas9 and other technologies to directly ed... Read more
Approach could also be applied to reversing aging and age-related diseases such as hearing loss and macular degeneration Salk scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome... Read more
Vast quantities of medicines and renewable fuels could be produced by algae using a new gene-editing technique, a study suggests. Scientists have devised a method that could lead to cheap, e... Read more
UCR researchers are generating genetically engineered insects to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed transgen... Read more
What’s your story, morning glory? Scientists use CRISPR technology to change flower colour in an ornamental plant In a world-first, Japanese scientists have used the revolutionary CRISPR, or... Read more
A UNSW Sydney-led team of scientists has made an advance that could eventually lead to a cure for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders. By introducing a beneficial natural mutation... Read more
New CRISPR technology takes cells to the movies Researchers use expensive machinery to develop ways to harness DNA as a synthetic raw material to store large amounts of digital information o... Read more
A new molecular scissors act like a GPS to improve genome editing Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), led by the Spanish researcher Guillermo Montoya, have discovered ho... Read more
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have improved a state-of-the-art gene-editing technology to advance the system’s ability to target, cut and paste ge... Read more
