With the first medical therapy approved and systems like CRISPR-Cas showing up in complex cells, there’s a lot happening in the genome editing field. By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine Published Jan 26, ...

Dr. Musunuru and Dr. Ahrens-Nicklas holding KJ post infusion Senior Correspondent Gene therapy has always held enormous promise to correct genetic diseases, but turning that potential into treatments ...

The practice of genetic modification is as old as humanity. For thousands of years, humans have bred crops, livestock and even pets that possess desirable traits. This selective process, which alters ...

Benson Hill’s world-class scientists discover new mechanism for CRISPR technology that detects RNA ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A groundbreaking research study by a team that included scientists from ...

The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR is promising to revolutionize medicine. Some researchers are trying to help make it available for people with very rare genetic disorders. A gene-editing ...

Ermias Kebreab, left, and Matthias Hess, right, with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, will work with UC collaborators to cut methane emissions from cow guts using the ...

CRISPR is being used in an experimental effort to eliminate the virus that causes AIDS. The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used to change the genes of human babies, to modify animals, and to ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans to sell a gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease. A patent on CRISPR could stand in the way. That’s a real nice CRISPR cure you have there. It would be a pity if ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has made it to the major leagues in the world of biotech. The company is the leading maker of cystic fibrosis (CF) treatments, with its products generating more ...