Experts Are Calling for a Ban on Gene Editing of Human Embryos. Here’s Why They’re Worried

When applied to human eggs, sperm and embryos, gene-editing technologies, of which CRISPR is the most precise, can alter the ...

How CRISPR Works: Unpacking the Science of Cas9 and Gene Modification

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...
TMCnet

Editas Medicine Announces U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reaffirms its Prior Decision in Favor of the Broad Institute in CRISPR/Cas9 Interference

The patent interference was on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) following the CAFC’s May ...

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a ...

An AI-guided gene-editing tool for more precise and safer DNA correction

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a ...
The Scientist

Three Amino Acids Improve Lipid Nanoparticle Therapy Delivery to Cells

Increasing the efficiency of LNPs as therapeutic vehicles offers promise for better mRNA-based and gene editing treatment ...