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Inside the Human Gene Editing Boom Driven by CRISPR Reshaping Everything From Medicine to Food

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based ...

Penn and CHOP will test gene therapy for rare diseases with a new FDA trial protocol

Earlier this year, researchers at CHOP and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a rare liver disorder. KJ Muldoon ...
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Beyond CRISPR: Scientists Say New Gene Editing Tool Is Like a ‘Word Processor’ for DNA

CRISPR was one of the most influential breakthroughs of the last decade, but it's still imperfect. While the gene editing tool is already helping people with genetic ailments, scientists are also ...

CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study

An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, ...
Science Daily

CRISPR brings back ancient gene that prevents gout and fatty liver

By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...
Tech Times

CRISPR Technology Explained: The Science of Gene Editing, DNA Modification, and Genetic Engineering Ethics Uncovered

Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...
Science Daily

Researchers discover underlying mechanisms that make CRISPR an effective gene editing tool

Researchers discovered the secret checkpoints that keep CRISPR precise, revealing how the tool shifts from inactive to active without misfiring. The insight could transform gene therapy, making ...

A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

An experimental gene-editing therapy developed by Crispr Therapeutics is showing promise for treating heart disease.
Los Angeles Times

CRISPR and Cancer: How Gene Editing Is Revolutionizing Oncology

CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that acts like “molecular scissors,” but using it on cancer is complex. The technology’s biggest impact so far is in research labs, helping scientists understand how ...

Researchers to test gene therapy for rare diseases with a new FDA trial protocol

Earlier this year, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a ...