CRISPR: The gene-editing tool revolutionizing biomedical research Editor's note: Since this story aired, viewers have asked about a new clinical trial that will use CRISPR to target certain cancers.

New gene-editing documentary showcases biology’s hottest tool — up to the point when things went awry. By Amy Maxmen ...

Jennifer Doudna was staring at a computer screen filled with a string of As, Cs, Ts, and Gs—the letters that make up human DNA—and witnessing a debilitating genetic disease being cured right ...

The already famous CRISPR system allows scientists to edit faulty genes by cutting and replacing sections of DNA, but new and improved CRISPR techniques developed at UCSF have expanded CRISPR’s ...

With the first medical therapy approved and systems like CRISPR-Cas showing up in complex cells, there’s a lot happening in the genome editing field.

CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that could banish almost all hereditary diseases -- and potentially pave the way for newborns with CRISPR-chosen traits.

What is CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) and why has it been controversial? How it works DNA is like the instruction manual for life on our planet, and CRISPR/Cas9 can target sites in genetic ...

Researchers have found new links between CRISPR, p53 and other cancer genes that could prevent the accumulation of mutated cells without compromising the gene scissors' effectiveness.