How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world where a genetic condition affecting one in every 700 babies could be addressed ...

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a sickle cell disease drug called Casgevy, co-developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics. It’s the first gene editing treatment ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Innovation Road Trip. Eradication of certain diseases, increasing crop sizes, reducing pest populations — the current and future applications of CRISPR have ...

When scientists discovered how bacteria protect themselves against viral invaders, called phages, in the early 2000s, little ...

Scientists study a molecular machine that moves jumping genes in DNA, paving the way for a new gene editing tool beyond ...

NASA astronaut Nick Hague runs an analysis with the miniPCR hardware for Genes in Space-6 during Expedition 59. This experiment explored how space radiation damages DNA and how cells repair that ...

UC Davis researcher Dr. Hiromi Tajima explains how CRISPR-edited wheat boosts natural apigenin to promote nitrogen fixation, reducing fertilizer reliance. The discussion covers how gene editing ...

For now, they’re known as Lulu and Nana, pseudonyms that are meant to give them some amount of anonymity amid the international uproar over their birth. As the first babies born after their genomes ...