A startlingly simply method for cutting and pasting DNA has been making waves lately. Scientists and policymakers are meeting in Washington, DC December 1-3 to debate the use of CRISPR/Cas9, a tool ...
CRISPR Therapeutics recently drew attention as updates highlighted progress in its gene-editing pipeline, including early-stage studies of CTX310, an in vivo therapy designed to lower LDL cholesterol ...
December has been a big month for CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP). On Dec. 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for CRISPR's gene-editing therapy, Casgevy, as a treatment for ...
Over the past 10 years, CRISPR has been transformative for research, enabling gene editing that is fast, simple and precise, experts say. The first paper showing that CRISPR could be used to edit the ...
CRISPR has taken the bioengineering world by storm since its first introduction. From treating sickle cell diseases to creating disease-resistant crops, the technology continues to boast success on ...
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 ...
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 ...
In a newly published article in Nature, a group of prominent scientists and ethicists have called for a moratorium on clinical research using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. This moratorium deals with the ...
Designer babies — these words likely conjure up scenes from Hollywood movies like Gattaca or maybe even science fiction books where humans are cloned or modified in the womb to create the ultimate ...