A gene therapy pioneer whose invention was pivotal to a first-of-its-kind personalized gene-editing treatment for a Philadelphia-area infant is among the winners of this year’s Franklin Institute ...

That is because scientists keen to achieve more precise control over an organism’s genetics are experimenting with a ...

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The bluebuck, an extinct South African antelope, is being revived by Colossal Biosciences via genetic engineering. The ...