Cutting-edge editing techniques are accelerating efforts to create high-yield, resilient varieties of major agricultural products.

Australian researchers have successfully introduced an improved version of Cas12a gene-editing enzyme in mice.

In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes referred to as “the next big thing in agriculture.” The important ...

Researchers have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50 percent in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment ...

Gene editing using base editing has been shown to extend the lifespan of mice with prion disease by approximately 50%. This approach involves a single-letter DNA change that reduces prion protein ...

Collins, along with Matthew Lau ’25, developed the affordable CRISPRKit to make CRISPR gene-editing technology accessible to high school students underrepresented in the sciences. The kit was ...

Not long after the development of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in 2013, Vallabh and Minikel began thinking about whether CRISPR could be used to disrupt the gene encoding the prion protein. Minikel ...

Jan. 16, 2025 – The breakthrough discovery of a powerful new gene editing tool called bridge RNAs has the potential to significantly advance gene therapy and usher in a new frontier in genome ...

Shares of gene editing companies dropped on Friday as Wall Street reacted to Intellia Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:NTLA) plans to lay off 27% of its staff alongside a decision to halt a mid-stage ...

But amid all the fervor and history-making lies a few teething issues. Namely, even with the improved specificity CRISPR-Cas9 has brought to gene-editing, accidental, off-target effects still happen.

Zhang, an MIT professor and a pioneer in gene-editing technology, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in recognition of his work developing the revolutionary gene-editing tool ...