Sharper gene scissors for the biotechnology toolbox

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...
Medscape

Progress and Pressure: Taking Stock of the CRISPR Landscape

Despite setbacks and funding cuts — and a quieting of the hype blaring its arrival — multiple CRISPR-based trials are ...
Purdue University

Blueprints for a molecular machine more powerful than CRISPR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, revolutionizing the ability to edit genes and ...
Science Daily

Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective

Northwestern scientists have developed a new nanostructure that supercharges CRISPR’s ability to safely and efficiently enter cells, potentially unlocking its full power to treat genetic diseases. By ...
GEN

CRISPR-Cas9 Treatment of Rare Vascular Disease, MSMDS

Development of bespoke therapies has been a driving goal in medical research. This year, the announcement of the first patient treated with personalized CRISPR therapy, Baby KJ, highlights this ...
Pig Progress

Researchers create pigs resistant to Classical Swine Fever

Researchers from the UK and Germany have announced to have developed pigs that are resistant to Classical Swine Fever.
Phys.org

Small nuclear RNA base editing offers a safer alternative to CRISPR, researchers find

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method—CRISPR—sometimes does more harm than good. A new study from University of California San Diego and Yale ...