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

Beginning with a brief historical overview of CRISPR, we will trace its evolution to the current state of gene engineering, highlighting its pivotal role in reshaping the landscape of molecular ...

For years, Yale researchers David Breslow and Mustafa Khokha have worked together with a similar challenge in their ...

A lab course at UB is giving undergraduate biology students hands-on experience with CRISPR, a revolutionary gene-editing technique. CRISPR allows scientists to disable or alter specific sections of ...

Cardiologist and Men's Health advisory board member Christopher Kelly, MD, says this treatment is "approaching magic" for ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans to sell a gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease. A patent on CRISPR could stand in the way. That’s a real nice CRISPR cure you have there. It would be a pity if ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study. Down syndrome is caused by the presence of a third copy of ...

CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact.

A quiet hope has started to grow among people living with stubborn cholesterol problems as researchers report early success with a new kind of treatment that works with only one infusion. The ...