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You've probably heard the words "revolutionary" and "transforming" used to describe plenty of innovations that ended up being neither. But gene editing is worthy of both terms. The technology holds ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, doctors have successfully treated a baby boy with a life-threatening genetic disorder using a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The experimental treatment, ...

Editing genes involves changing the sequence of letters in the DNA. Researchers like to edit genes so they can understand the function of them, particularly genes that relate to various types of ...

Gene editing, led by CRISPR, is expanding rapidly beyond medical applications, offering new opportunities across various biotech industries. Technological breakthroughs are fueling acceleration and ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

Gene editing can be delivered into cells using in vivo or ex vivo methods. In vivo means the gene editing components are delivered directly into the body to make edits within the cells. While ex vivo ...

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation. The baby ...