The recent wave of layoffs and financial troubles at CRISPR-focused startups should not tarnish the promise of CRISPR.

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, a ...

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ...

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know.

Learning objectives: 1. Comprehend how CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene drive works 2. Learn how and why CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene drive fails ...

RAPID-CRISPR test quickly and accurately diagnoses acute promyelocytic leukemia, a rare and aggressive blood cancer, with ...

CRISPR looked like an ideal way to engineer a T cell. It’s a simple process, with minimal off-target effects, and works on a wide range of cell types. But there’s one area where CRISPR has ...

This illustration provides an explanation of the process of using CRISPR gene-editing technology to investigate the key gene that determines butterfly wing patterns. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Latest study leverages new constructs for nuclear localization signal (NLS) sequences to improve editing efficiency in human immune cells.