Yale researchers uncover new RNA editing tools for safer genetic surgery
The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is…
Gene-Therapy Treatment Of Infant With Rare Genetic Condition Successful In World First » TwistedSifter
Pexels When baby KJ was born with a rare disease, which could cause a potentially fatal amount of…
New generation of CRISPR shows safer path to treating genetic diseases
A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases…
Animal Genetics Market Expands to USD 12.9 Billion by 2033, Fueled by CRISPR Technology
Market Overview:
According to IMARC Group’s latest research publication, “Animal Genetics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth,…
Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?
A group of Chinese scientists has overcome a challenge that stumped biologists for decades by developing a new…
Scientists rewrite life’s code to create virus-resistant bacteria
In a landmark feat of genetic engineering, researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge…
Gene Therapy in Africa
In the second session of GEN’s “The State of CRISPR & Genome Editing” virtual summit, originally broadcast on…
CRISPR system reprograms bacteria to disarm deadly toxin
Antibiotics usually save lives—but against some bacteria, they can make things worse. That’s the case with the…
Prime editing corrects a childhood genetic disease in mice
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare, one-in-a-million genetic disease that affects kids. Most cases are…
Human-Specific Gene Duplications May Hold Clues to Brain Function and Evolution
Data from a new study links a pair of duplicated genes to human brain features. The research provides…
Zebrafish reveal how two genes independently drive sensory organ regeneration
Scientists uncover how zebrafish switch between cell division and direct differentiation to rebuild sensory organs, challenging long-held views…
CRISPR uncovers gene that supercharges vitamin D
Crispr instruments. Image by Tim Sandle (taken at the Design Museum, London). Scientists are hailing a key gene,…