CRISPR

(Runtime 3:58)At a barbecue on campus last week, flames licked a set of sausage links as scientist Blake Foraker worked on achieving perfect grill…

Most people who come down with sickness from a virus like covid-19 are presented with few treatment options, as they usually must allow their immune…

CRISPR has already been shown to help patients suffering from the devastating blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. And doctors are trying to use it to treat cancer and to restore vision to people blinded by a rare genetic disorder.

A congressional committee has upheld a prohibition against the Food and Drug Administration considering using gene-edited embryos to establish pregnancies.

Concerns over a Chinese scientist's claim that he created the first gene-edited babies grow with more questions about whether it worked and the possible harm he may have inflicted on the twin girls.