New CRISPR tool has the potential to correct almost all disease-causing DNA glitches, scientists report A new form of the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 appears to significantly expand the range of diseases that could be treated with the technology, by enabling scientists to prec…
2019-12-23With its CRISPR revolution, China becomes a world leader in genome editing For many people, CRISPR plus China equals the biophysicist He Jiankui, who infamously used the genome editor last year to alter the DNA of two human embryos that would become twin girls. Before his announce…
2019-12-23Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare but devastating genetic disorder that causes muscle loss and physical impairments. Researchers have shown in a mouse study that the powerful gene editing technique known as CRISPR may provide the means for lifelong correction of the gene…
2019-12-20A trial is recruiting patients to test the gene-editing technology’s ability to treat an inherited form of blindness caused by a mutation in the CEP290 gene.
2019-12-20Gene-editing technique scientists hope will cure cancer and all inherited disease found to have dangerous flaw It has been hailed as a cure for cancer and all forms of inherited disease. But scientists have now discovered that a system for editing the genes of living creatures can…
2019-12-19Neuroscientists have developed new technology that engineers the shell of a virus to deliver gene therapy to the exact cell type in the body that needs to be treated. The researchers believe that the new technology can be likened to dramatically accelerating evolution from million…
2019-12-19A team has developed a new CRISPR genome-editing approach by combining two of the most important proteins in molecular biology -- CRISPR-Cas9 and a reverse transcriptase -- into a single machine.
2019-12-19Hundreds of CRISPR patents have been granted around the world, and the number of applications continues to grow at a rapid pace.
2019-09-20A case study of a family demonstrates that different genetic mutations from the two parents cause severe heart disease symptoms in the children.
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