Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

Some genetic disorders—such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease—involve many mutations in a person's genome, ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

New scientific article warns of loss of consumer trust unless proper analysis is done. Report: Claire Robinson ...

Canada could benefit from looking at how Argentina and others have approached gene editing in livestock and its effect on ...

Because the new method can replace a large stretch of defective DNA with a healthy sequence, the same retron-based package can fix any combination of mutations within that stretch of DNA without ...

Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the ...

How can altering DNA help defeat one of the world’s deadliest diseases? This video explores how scientists are using CRISPR ...

We are excited to collaborate with partners to apply this technology across fields such as DNA vaccines, gene editing, or protein replacement therapies." GenePhore is addressing a large and growing ...

MIT scientists have found a way to make gene editing far safer and more accurate — a breakthrough that could reshape how we treat hundreds of genetic diseases. By fine-tuning the tiny molecular “tools ...