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…
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…
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,…