Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

Science and medicine are incredibly amazing. Thanks to modern science and medicine, we now have lifespans far beyond our Dark Age predecessors, living until ripe old age and enjoying the fruits of our ...

The practice of genetic modification is as old as humanity. For thousands of years, humans have bred crops, livestock and even pets that possess desirable traits. This selective process, which alters ...

Using a CRISPR-based genetic screen, Cellecta recently identified, for a client, a class of proteins responsible for regulating gene expression of a genetic element present in the 5′-untranslated ...

An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, ...

Two-day-old baby KJ Muldoon only had a few months left to live. Diagnosed with a rare and fatal genetic disease, his life hung in the balance — the only known treatment offering little hope of ...

CRISPR Therapeutics now has an approved product in its portfolio in Casgevy. The treatment has the potential to be a game changer for the company's business. Even with more treatments in its portfolio ...

December has been a big month for CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP 0.98%). On Dec. 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for CRISPR's gene-editing therapy, Casgevy, as a treatment for ...

Researchers report early but encouraging results on an experimental gene-editing treatment for high cholesterol.