Some genes, however, are “selfish”: Evolution has bestowed on them a better than 50 percent chance of being inherited. Theoretically, scientists could combine CRISPR with a gene drive to alter ...

How evolution evolved: the risks and rewards of gene-editing technology - India Block speaks to paediatrician and TV writer ...

The genome-editing technology can be supercharged by artificial intelligence—and the results are already being felt.

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

Nov. 6, 2024 — The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers have now shown that there is a ...

Pursuing such a strategy is ambitious, but it's a natural evolution for a business like CRISPR. With the ongoing successful rollout of its first approved medicine, the gene therapy Casgevy ...

Researchers in Lithuania present the molecular structure of a new, more-versatile CRISPR system for gene editing. Scientists have unveiled a new version of the famous gene-editing tool CRISPR ...

Could advances in CRISPR technology be the solution? In the last decade, a new immunotherapy tool has entered the clinic. T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors, known as CAR T ...

CRISPR/Cas9 is a gene editing tool that has revolutionized biomedical research and led to the first FDA-approved CRISPR-based gene therapy. However, until now, the precise mechanism of exactly how ...

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.