The use of a precise gene editing technique to edit human embryos has caught the attention of academics and society, yet ...

A team of biochemists at the University of Minnesota (UMN) accidentally discovered that a single bacterial DNA repair gene ...

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania have refined a DNA base-editing technology to make it more precise, a step that could improve prospects for treating some patients ...

Newswise — The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade. A type of gene ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Juergen Eckhardt leads Bayer’s impact investment unit, Leaps by Bayer. Dr. David Liu, pictured with former lab members Holly Rees ...

X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by high susceptibility to infections that results from genetic mutations in the cytochrome b-245 beta chain ...

In this talk in GEN’s “The State of CRISPR & Genome Editing” virtual summit, originally broadcast on June 11, 2025, Alexis Komor, PhD, Associate Professor at University of California San Diego and ...

Scientists and physicians can better assess precision genome editing technology using a new method made public today by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Significant amounts of time and resources ...

A study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that new cutting-edge techniques can accurately edit genes in human embryos-giving scientists ...

You may have seen it in the news recently: a baby in Pennsylvania with a rare genetic disorder was healed with a personalized treatment that repaired his specific genetic mutation. The treatment was ...