Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

CRISPR gene editing has revolutionized the field of molecular biology, offering precise, efficient, and versatile tools for genome modification. The technology has rapidly evolved beyond the original ...

Recognized in the Biotechnology category of the 2025 Top Innovations contest, small Cas12l nucleases are versatile, ...

A major CRISPR breakthrough came last May. Researchers at Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia developed a personalized base-editing treatment in just 6 months. The treatment was ...

A team of Northwestern investigators has discovered novel molecular underpinnings of a common oncogenic mutation in cancer, ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a specific transcription factor promotes genetic reprogramming and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer cells, findings that may inform new ...