To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to ...

The CRISPR gene editing technique has had a dramatic influence on biomedical research, and has even been applied to a few ...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," which enables researchers to better understand how human cells function and ...

Researchers from Kyoto University demonstrate how a dual CRISPR RNA method restored dystrophin protein function in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) ...

If genetic editing wasn't crazy enough for your reality, a recent breakthrough in CRISPR(Opens in a new window) technology has paved the way for editing entire gene networks in a single step. While ...

The bacterial components of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors trigger an immune response. Consequently, this method delivers unreliable results in certain mouse models for cancer. Researchers at ETH ...

Most approved gene therapies today, including those involving CRISPR-Cas9, work their magic on cells removed from the body, after which the edited cells are returned to the patient. This technique is ...

CRISPR has been an above-average performer for the last half-decade. The budding biotech made an important breakthrough at the end of last year. CRISPR also has five programs in clinical trials, with ...

CRISPRgenee is a new method that combines gene silencing and cutting to improve loss-of-function studies in human cells. (Nanowerk News) The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the ...