Humans have been shaping life for thousands of years through farming, breeding, and selective cultivation. But with modern tools like CRISPR, we can now directly edit DNA itself—rewriting the very ...

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

UCLA researchers have developed a lipid nanoparticle-based gene-editing approach capable of inserting an entire healthy gene ...

One of the most well-known versions of the gene-editing tool CRISPR may not work in a large proportion of the population, according to recent research out of Stanford University in California. CRISPR, ...

Two studies published in Nature Medicine June 11 contribute to a small body of literature suggesting cells edited with CRISPR-Cas9 may cause cancer. Here are five things to know about the studies and ...

UCLA researchers use lipid nanoparticles to insert full CFTR gene into airway cells, restoring function and opening new ...

Joint Statement by Ralph J. Cicerone and Victor J. Dzau WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine are launching a major initiative to guide decision making ...

When you think of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, you might picture fertile soil, organic farms, and homeopathic remedies. For some, that vision is a welcome change; for others, it ...

In today’s installment of “hey please don’t do that,” the Wall Street Journal reports that a clandestine startup named Preventive is trying to usher in the first known birth of a genetically-modified ...