Scientists have successfully engineered the most complicated human cell lines ever, indicating that our genomes are more tolerant to significant structural alterations than previously ...

Australian cancer researchers are the first to establish a next-generation gene-editing tool for modeling and interrogating human disease.

Southwest United Graduate School, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Cell Metabolism and Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan Center for Life Sciences, ...

Inside, between rows of incubators and microscopes, Beth Shapiro and her team are attempting a feat straight out of science ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

CRISPR Therapeutics' stock decline is likely influenced by Editas Medicine's struggles, but CRISPR remains a distinct and stronger company with a promising long-term outlook. CRISPR's strategic ...

The KICC will host the CHAN 2024 group stage draw. Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group. CAF cited the lack of ready infrastructure as the reason behind the postponement. Concerns were already ...

The treatment, which uses base editing to make a single-letter change in DNA, reduced levels of the ... Not long after the development of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in 2013, Vallabh and Minikel ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...

So while scientists keep venturing into tweaking our DNA, it is worth taking the time to fully understand what CRISPR is, and what the actual benefits and possibilities are. CRISPR is short for ...

and Cas9 (which stands for CRISPR- associated Protein 9) cuts DNA strands at a specific location, creating a gap that can be filled with new DNA. Doudna and Charpentier shared the Nobel Prize in 2012.