Clinical data presented on first genome editing treatment for HIV
Early safety data of a potential CRISPR-based genome editing therapy for HIV have been reported...
A genome-editing platform that uses an enzyme (Cas9) to make a double-stranded break at a specific location in the genome, directed by a guide RNA.
Early safety data of a potential CRISPR-based genome editing therapy for HIV have been reported...
Macaque monkeys have become some of the longest-surviving recipients of cross-species organ transplants, after receiving genome-edited pig kidneys...
The genome of chickens has been edited to make them partially resistant to infection with bird flu...
A 'NICER' way to edit the genome has been discovered by scientists...
An accessible webinar about cancer genomics, Tsveti Stoilova found 'Cancer Mutations in Focus' was a good starting point for a student audience...
Two potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease using the CRISPR genome editing approach have been reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
by Hannah Flynn
Cells in early human embryos are unable to effectively repair the double-stranded DNA breaks made during CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing...
by Farah Alam
Remission has been seen in patients with treatment-resistant leukaemia in the world's first phase 1 clinical trial for 'base-editing' therapy...
China recently updated its regulation on human genome editing, a positive outcome after Dr He Jiankui created the world's first genome-edited babies. However, do these regulations go far enough?...
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