In this interview, News Medical speaks to Assistant Professor Ryan Jackson about his latest work, published in tandem Nature papers, detailing the discovery of a new CRISPR immune system. Please can ...

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized biomedical research, and has now even been used in the clinic is some rare instances. CRISPR originated in bacteria as a kind of immune defense ...

Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis.

A new technique has been added to the CRISPR gene-editing toolbox. Known as PASTE, the system uses virus enzymes to “drag-and-drop” large sections of DNA into a genome, which could help treat a range ...

Explore Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.'s outlook after Phase 3 trial concerns. See how FDA decisions may impact CRISPR therapy ...

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology is one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of recent decades, but there’s always room for improvement. Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) ...

It’s well known that AD has a strong genetic component. Apolipoprotein E (APOE4) is expressed in 40% to 65% of all AD ...

Previous studies in mice have shown that gene editing may be used to potentially treat conditions such as anxiety. While CRISPR/Cas9 represents a revolutionary gene editing technology, its delivery to ...

MIC-Drop allows researchers to rapidly evaluate the functions of hundreds of genes in a single experiment. Zebrafish—small, fast-growing creatures who share many of the same genes as humans—are ...