The addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence. Insertions into the coding region of gene (insertion mutations) often stop the gene working.
An improved genome editing method could potentially correct 89 percent of known genetic defects causing disease, US scientists say.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking an active stance against the use of 'do it yourself' gene therapy kits...
A new clinical trial in California marks the first time that genome editing has been used inside the body, rather than on cells such as blood or skin which can be extracted, edited outside the body, and then replaced...
Scientists have developed the genome editing technique known as 'base editing' to turn adenine-thymine base pairs back to guanine-cytosine...
Ancient viral genes have been eliminated from pigs using the genome editing tool CRISPR, according to research...
Scientists have published their study confirming they are the first to correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos using genome editing...
A safe and effective gene therapy treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in dogs has been demonstrated...
It’s not often a PhD student finds themselves with a whole hour to break for lunch. So when asked to review one of the Wellcome Trust’s 'Packed Lunch' talks, I jumped at the chance to make better use of some rare free time. The monthly event, situated
Scientists have used the CRISPR/Cas system to encode a film in the genomes of living bacteria...
Researchers have revealed the structure and action of a new type of 'molecular scissors' known as Cpf1, which may improve CRISPR genome editing.
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