While achieving the Nobel Prize spotlight would have been enough to impress, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is part of a growing list of technologies granted Investigational New Drug (IND) applications ...

The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can be used to correct specific defective sections of the genome.

The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can be used to correct specific defective sections of the genome.

A small group of experts is currently working hard at a Californian research laboratory. The aim: to develop a pill to block ...

For millions of people who adore cats but are plagued by allergies, the dream of snuggling a furry friend without sneezing ...

Most people are familiar with CRISPR as gene editing technology, which relies on an enzyme called Cas9. The enzyme acts as molecular scissors to correct a genetic mutation and cure a disease ...

Giedrė Tamulaitienė, and Dr. Gintautas Tamulaitis – have revealed the structure of the CRISPR-Cas 'protein scissors' found in ...

For nearly five years, researchers have been wielding the molecular scissors known as CRISPR/Cas9 to make precise changes in animals’ DNA. But its use in human embryos has more profound ...

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna leveraged CRISPR into a pair of genetic scissors and showed how sharp they are by proving that they can edit any string of DNA this way. Since Emmanuelle ...