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Unveiling a Precise Gene-Editing System: The Potential Beyond CRISPR

In the realm of gene editing, a team of researchers has made an intriguing discovery that could revolutionize the...

Modified CRISPR-Enzymes Improve the Prospects of Inserting Entire Genes Into the Genome

A team of researchers led by Noah Brown from Massachusetts General Hospital has developed an improved method for accurately...

Will CRISPR Give us a New Cancer Treatment?

Our DNA and RNA are both full of various proteins that each have roles that in some way affect...

New CRISPR Pill Could Soon Become an Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics

A bacterium like *Clostridium difficile is causing fatalities in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes and is becoming a real...

CRISPR and Seven Big Science Stories We Might See in the Future

CRISPR is big news, and it will continue to be big news throughout 2017. Genetic engineering and gene editing...

CRISPR Gene Editing Used to Treat Lung Cancer Treatment for First Time Ever

Researchers in China have made the headlines this month as they become the first ever to make changes to...

Gene Therapy Breakthrough: Promising Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Beta Thalassemia are widespread blood disorders that pose significant health risks to millions of...

Neuroscientists Shed Light on the Role of Certain Genes Associated With Alzheimer’s

Following a recent study conducted by a group of MIT neuroscientists, it’s been noted that people with the APOE4...

Jumping Gene and Bacterial Gene-Editing System Join Forces 

A new study has captured evidence for the first time of 'jumping genes' adopting a bacterial immune mechanism for...

The Next Phase of Genome-Wide Studies Moves Forward

In pursuing the genetic roots of a particular illness or disease we are getting to the very heart of...

Breakthrough in Gene Editing Comes as Scientists Correct Disease-Causing Mutation in Human Embryo

It's an exciting time for gene editing currently as scientists achieve the first ever safe repair of a single-gene...

Algae May Replace Fossil Fuels

Algae, which may surprise you, produces fat, lipids, which can be used as a type of biofuel. If it...