CRISPR, the gene-editing technology which won its creators the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, is most well-known for its ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

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CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) gains visibility as biotechnology activity aligns with broader movements across the Nasdaq ...

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MOST STORIES about gene-edited children begin with He Jiankui, a rogue Chinese scientist who, in 2018, announced that he had created the world’s first such babies in secret. His reckless and illegal ...

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases. By Pam Belluck and Carl Zimmer Gene-editing therapies offer ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

In a major step forward for cancer care, researchers at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute have shown that disabling the NRF2 gene with CRISPR technology can reverse chemotherapy resistance in ...

Urnov is a professor of molecular therapeutics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a director at its Innovative Genomics Institute. In May, news broke of a biomedical first: the on-demand ...

Researchers have resurrected an ancient gene humans lost tens of millions of years ago — and it may offer a powerful new way to fight gout and related metabolic diseases. Credit: Shutterstock Gout is ...

Promising results from a small clinical trial highlight a growing interest in designing gene-editing treatments for common illnesses. So far, only 15 people have received the treatment. But, if all ...