Potatoes are being gene-edited to resist fungi in the warm, wet Peruvian Andes. Sorghum is being taught to resist parasitic ...

Researchers have identified an ancient RNA-guided system that can target DNA, potentially expanding the genome-editing toolbox.

CRISPR is like an editor that can rewrite DNA letter by letter or gene by gene, to remove harmful mutations or add protective ...

CRISPR technology offers innovative solutions for pandemic preparedness, enhancing diagnostics, antiviral therapies, and ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study.

Researchers have successfully used gene-editing technology to enhance the nutritional value of lettuce. The study demonstrates a significant increase in β-carotene (provitamin A), zeaxanthin, and ...

Experts have disabled the myostatin gene in fish, which limits the increase in muscle mass. According to the calculations of ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy ... Trisomic rescue via allele-specific multiple chromosome cleavage using CRISPR-Cas9 in trisomy 21 cells, PNAS Nexus (2025).

Bao and his team have contributed significantly to the field of CRISPR/Cas9-based gene-editing techniques, especially in the context of sickle-cell disease, a genetic disorder caused by a single ...

The one-time therapy appears to correct the mutation that causes the disease, known as Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), ...