Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a ...

Researchers have developed a modified CRISPR gene-editing tool with potential to silence the extra chromosome causing Down ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research team has ...

CRISPR-Cas12a technology is emerging as a powerful tool for infectious disease diagnostics, combining precision with speed and portability. New one-pot and amplification-free systems are delivering ...

Qatar has taken a landmark step in precision medicine after Sidra Medicine became the first hospital in the country — and one ...

(Nanowerk News) In a major step forward for cancer care, researchers at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute have shown that disabling the NRF2 gene with CRISPR technology can reverse chemotherapy ...

The Breakthrough Prize awards $18.75 million to 2026 researchers for groundbreaking advancements in life sciences, physics, ...

In December 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ‘Casgevy,’ a treatment utilizing CRISPR gene-editing ...

Boston scientists honored at the Breakthrough Prize for gene editing, muons, Pantheon+ and new symmetry theory.

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) feeds over half of the global population and is central to food security across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. To meet the world’s growing demand, breeders are pursuing ideal ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. Celena Lozano’s son Benny, who turned 5 in November, loves trains, trucks — anything that goes. He also has a rare disease, PURA syndrome. Earlier this ...