FDA approves first CRISPR therapy—here’s how it works against sickle cell The landmark treatment turns on another blood protein that prevents sickling.

In the ever-evolving realm of modern medicine, a once-distant dream to conquer disease through genetics has now inched closer to reality. Last Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ...

Researchers have been able to manipulate large chunks of genetic code for almost 50 years. But it is only within the past decade that they have been able to do it with exquisite precision – adding, ...

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

Scientists identify a new CARF effector, Cat1, with a complex structure that depletes a key metabolite, halting viral replication by cutting off its energy supply. (Nanowerk News) Every living ...

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