Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing

To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to ...

Lyme disease often goes undetected when it's most treatable. These teens are working to change that.

Teens at a Georgia high school may have come up with a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. They took their idea to ...
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CRISPR Kids | Sunday on 60 Minutes

America's next wave of scientific talent may come from Lambert High School, where students used CRISPR to develop a promising new way to detect and treat Lyme disease. This Sunday, Bill Whitaker ...
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Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective

Northwestern scientists have developed a new nanostructure that supercharges CRISPR’s ability to safely and efficiently enter cells, potentially unlocking its full power to treat genetic diseases. By ...

Scientists have edited a gene that may reduce high cholesterol permanently

Dangerously high levels of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides may be reduced by gene editing, in what study researchers hope will be a “one and done” treatment.