Human Gene Editing/CRISPR
Clinician’s take on the promise of therapeutic CRISPR editing in humans
A powerful new genetics tool has the potential to correct human disease in a way that was unimaginable a few ...
CRISPR editing technique could reverse disease symptoms in living animals
Using a new gene-editing system based on bacterial proteins, MIT researchers have cured mice of a rare liver disorder caused ...
Rewriting the genome with surgical precision
New, precise methods for genome engineering, like CRISPR and TALENs are poised to change the face of genetic disease ...
Latest on rewriting genomes, humans’ included
A genetic modification system, CRISPR/Cas, has shown breakthrough success in primates and is poised to make the futurists' dreams of ...
CRISPR can create viable, genetically modified monkeys
Researchers at Nanjing Medical University and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research in Kunming, China, have created genetically modified ...
Genome editing paying off: Knockout human gene libraries help correct disease-causing genetic defects
CRISPR technology is an approach to genome editing that has skyrocketed to stardom because of its speed, ease of use, ...
“Gene surgery” may replace prescription pills
Instead of taking prescription pills to treat their ailments, patients may one day opt for genetic 'surgery' — using an ...
New genetic ‘editing’ technique raises the specter of human enhancement
It’s got Nobel Prize written all over it. The scientific innovation, CRISPR, which enables accurate ‘editing’ of DNA (compared to ...
Precision gene editing paves way for monkey models of genetic disease
A new precise technique for editing genes may allow researchers to to create genetically modified monkeys and develop treatments for ...
