Investigators from Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without ...

Researchers have found that a new base-editing gene therapy can help treat a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome caused by mutations in the CHD3 gene. A specialized ...

NEW YORK, NY (May 15, 2025)--Ask scientists what gene editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they’d probably describe a system that’s now close to realization in the labs of Samuel ...

The EU has eased restrictions on crops developed using novel genetic techniques. While supporters say the technology could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock In a remarkable feat, scientists have achieved the ability to selectively target and remove tumor DNA.

The 2012 landmark Science paper demonstrating the use of CRISPR-Cas9 as a gene-editing tool catapulted gene-editing technologies to new levels. Yet, that breakthrough also highlighted precision and ...

The EU has relaxed its rules on gene-editing. Now, only some gene-edited crops are regulated by the stringent GMO directive.

New research dramatically expands the number of naturally occurring versions of CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs), giving researchers a wealth of potential new tools for large-scale gene editing.

Gene editing of plant DNA has the potential to produce crops with increased performance and resilience, but it can take a ...

CRISPR–Cas9 is a revolutionary gene-editing tool, adapted from this bacterial immune system, that has been widely explored for its clinical applications in recent times. While the CRISPR–Cas9 shows ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. The baby, KJ Muldoon of Clifton Heights, ...