Child dies after experimental genome editing in China
A six-year-old girl has died following an experimental genome editing treatment, prompting an investigation into the clinical trial by the university involved...
A six-year-old girl has died following an experimental genome editing treatment, prompting an investigation into the clinical trial by the university involved...
Behind every scientific breakthrough is a story. Dr Oliver Bower, the lead author of a recent Nature study, describes how listening to people affected by genetic disease reshaped his research and his perspective on the future of genome editing...
Donor stem cells that underwent a precise type of genome editing could pave the way for safer, chemotherapy-free transplants, new results in mice show...
by Professor Karen Sermon and 1 others
Professor Karen Sermon and Sarah Norcross explain why ESHRE and PET have collaborated to publish the wide-ranging report 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing: Public Attitudes in Europe'...
by Sarah Norcross and 3 others
The PET team discusses findings from a PET/ESHRE report exploring attitudes to fertility treatment, embryo research, genome editing, donor conception, surrogacy and related topics in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy...
Using base editing, a highly precise method of genome editing, scientists have investigated the role of the NANOG gene in human embryos for the first time with this approach...
An anti-ageing gene therapy not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration is set to be offered by an American company at overseas clinics outside of US jurisdiction...
by Evie Ribeiro
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed allowing manufacturers of cell and gene therapies to make use of existing scientific and platform knowledge during product development...
A CRISPR genome editing therapy provides sustained reductions in 'bad' cholesterol in people with inherited high cholesterol or premature coronary artery disease, an early-stage clinical trial shows...
by Dr Teja Rus
A transplant of genome-edited stem cells designed to protect healthy donor cells from cancer therapy has shown promise in patients with aggressive blood cancers...
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