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

Complementary discoveries have the potential to enhance treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at ...

A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after ...

Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...

Symptoms of Huntington's disease appear late in life. Research reveals how DNA repeats grow toxic over time, explaining the ...

Advances in CRISPR technologies promise to accelerate the burgeoning pipeline of gene-editing therapies and broaden access to these disease-altering therapies.

IntelliGenome, an innovative molecular diagnostic solutions provider, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its ...

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 ...

Once a cut is made, it is a multistep, imperfect process of cellular DNA repair. CRISPR can be used to make other types of edits too, such as increasing or decreasing the effects of a gene ...

Presenters think they’re integral to a show, but are they? On the evidence of The Repair Shop (BBC One): nope. This 14th series is going ahead without Jay Blades, who was charged last year with ...

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 ...