The new knowledge could lead to the use by CBI of renewable microbes and plant cells from poplar trees and switchgrass (two ...

Researchers have been able to manipulate large chunks of genetic code for almost 50 years. But it is only within the past decade that they have been able to do it with exquisite precision – adding, ...

This biotech has already made impressive contributions to medicine, and it could make more. But does that make it a buy?

CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP 2.79%) and partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals just took another step closer to launching a potential game-changing product. At the same time, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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Scientists used CRISPR to disable the NRF2 gene, restoring chemotherapy sensitivity in lung cancer cells and slowing tumor ...

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

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how small molecule inhibitors can be used to improve the precision and efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene ...

Researchers in China have announced a groundbreaking discovery in the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, a leading cause of blindness in humans. The research team used a new CRISPR-based genome ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes (CA, USA) have mapped the human immune response using next-generation CRISPR technology known as base editing. Using this tool, the team was able to identify ...