Stem-cell biology and gene editing advances offer hope for kidney regeneration, drug discovery Mini-kidney organoids have now been grown in a laboratory by using genome editing to re-create... Read more
The “friendly” bacteria inside our digestive systems are being given an upgrade, which may one day allow them to be programmed to detect and ultimately treat diseases such as colon cancer an... Read more
A new way to make powerful changes at will to the DNA of humans, other animals and plants, much like how a writer changes words in a story, could usher in a transformation in genetic medicin... Read more
Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be genetically improved without the need to introduce foreign genes, acco... Read more
An international team of scientists has made a major step forward in our understanding of how enzymes ‘edit’ genes, paving the way for correcting genetic diseases in patients. Researchers at... Read more
The technique offers a potential approach to treat infections by multi-drug resistant bacteria. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart b... Read more
In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism’s DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within and how it guides biological function. A... Read more