Researchers have hijacked a defense system normally used by bacteria to fend off viral infections and redirected it against human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes cervical, head and neck, ...

A condition called CD3 delta SCID is caused by a mutation in the CD3D gene, which prevents the production of the CD3 delta protein that is needed for the normal development of T cells from blood stem ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study ...

The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A single-dose CRISPR gene-editing infusion lowered blood PCSK9 in three patients with HeFH and advanced CAD. One ...

The CRISPR-based genome editing toolbox is packed with powerful refinements. The latest of these, prime editing (PE), was first reported in Nature in 2019 by David Liu’s group. Using a prime editing ...

A commonly used scientific method to analyze a tiny amount of DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits, according to new research. Although gene editing technologies hold ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New findings by University at Buffalo researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been ...

TEK IMAGE/Science Photo Library / Getty Images/Science Photo Libra A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life, ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have addressed a longstanding challenge in CRISPR genome editing—accurately predicting guide RNA (gRNA) activity. Unlike previous ...