Taking CRISPR from clipping scissors to word processor
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to snip at DNA is often akin to using scissors to edit a newspaper article. You can cut out words, but...
How dads pre-conception health can affect the baby, too
Many moms-to-be know that their health even before they become pregnant -- known as pre-conception health -- can affect the health of...
Gene Editing Is Now Precise Enough to Modify a Single Letter of DNA
Gene editing has the power to completely reshape our world. It promises everything from fixing the genetic faults that lead to disease,...
Breakthrough as scientists grow sheep embryos containing human cells
Growing human organs inside other animals has taken another step away from science-fiction, with researchers announcing they have grown...
New CRISPR method efficiently corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy defect in heart tissue
Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause...
2nd man has gene editing; therapy has no safety flags so far
A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged...
Scientists Just Cloned Monkeys. Humans Could Be Next.
Since the birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996, scientists across the globe have used the same technique to clone nearly two dozen other...
A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World
Over the past few years, CRISPR has been making headlines. Experts predict that this gene editing technology will transform our planet,...
