A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.

Both CRSP and NTLA are advancing in vivo gene editing therapies targeting large markets, with financial stability supporting ...

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

Nex-z is one of two late-stage projects on the go at Intellia, a specialist in CRISPR gene-editing co-founded by Nobel Prize ...

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

A red quarter of a circle with the words 'The Quarter Mark' beside it. A year-long series looking back on the most significant moments of the past 25 years, how they changed our world, and how they ...

Artificial intelligence, according to the report, is emerging as a transformative enabler in Indian agriculture. The Telangana pilot is cited as a key example of how AI-driven precision advisory ...

Most current approaches rely on adding nuclear localization signal (NLS) motifs to the ends of Cas9 to facilitate nuclear entry. However, this method is inefficient, and much of the Cas9 that is ...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. Biotechs are working on reengineering natural products to make more sustainable textiles, which are gaining traction.

In a separate 2024 study, researchers also made mice temporarily transparent. The study, published in Science, showed that ...