Cystic fibrosis is among the most common, known and studied genetic diseases. It affects over 100,000 people worldwide and ...

Last month, scientists reported a historic first: they gave the first personalized gene-editing treatment to a baby who was born with a rare life-threatening genetic disorder. Before the treatment, ...

Eli Lilly's deal with Profluent aims to go beyond CRISPR by using AI-designed enzymes to insert entire genes. It could ...

Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza.

The gene editing treatment targets the relatively common 1717-1G>A splicing mutation, which does not respond to many current ...

Researchers used CRISPR to edit hematopoietic stem cells, creating B cells that produce neutralizing antibodies against HIV, ...

From curing rare diseases to sparking debates about designer babies, genetic engineering is moving from sci-fi into everyday life. CRISPR and other tools are now delivering real therapies while ...

Scientists working on gene editing need to talk about the responsible use of such techniques, geneticist Jennifer Doudna said ina lecture on Monday. Doudna, one of the key players behind the discovery ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol. It's very early stage research, tried in ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...

Researchers have developed a modified CRISPR gene-editing tool with potential to silence the extra chromosome causing Down ...

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.