Gene editing is designed to cleave DNA or RNA at desired locations within a genome. Its goal is to eradicate diseases as well as select a child’s traits. After much controversy and debate, the RNA-guided ....
In the new era where everything is fast-moving, the cancer immunotherapy field has combined DNA-editing CRISPR and T cell therapy to win the fight against tumors. Pioneering the studies were two females and one male, who ....
People of African descent have long been suffering from the effects of the sickle-cell disease which is caused by a single mutation in an errant gene. Progress to find a cure has been slow ....
Recently, microorganisms have evolved and grown resistant to antibiotics. Antiviral drugs that hinder pathogens’ ability to reproduce and spread in the body are now becoming less and less effective. Because of this, CRISPR is now ....
People have long been searching for a cancer cure and it looks like the time has come. The researchers at Griffith University finally found a way to cure cervical cancer in mice using CRISPR. According ....
People who can’t exercise often suffer from weak muscles. This may be because of obesity, immobility, frailty, or health complications such as diabetes. Now, there’s hope as Salk scientists are one step closer to finding ....
People have been raving—and ranting— about how CRISPR will change the lives of humans, from the food we eat to finding a cure for diseases. You’ve heard of genetically modified crops or GMOs and babies ....
Editas Medicine, Inc. (EDIT) makes medicines to treat serious diseases using its proprietary genome editing platform based on CRISPR technology. In an effort to explore the in vivo delivery of gene editing medicines to treat ....
Searching for the Best Gifts for Biotech Students? If a member of your family or friends are biotech students, chances are, they miss out on their social lives like most Science and medical students. However, ....
New ground is being broken by CRISPR on the frontier of genetic editing. A recent study out of Texas may prove to be one of the first steps in implementing this new technology in the ....
