Harvard researchers pioneered a method called HACE for targeted gene mutations, advancing genetic research potential.

Currently, no country explicitly allows heritable human genome editing in clinical settings. It is not clear to what extent ...

But bigger tomato varieties could soon get a sweetness boost with the help of CRISPR gene editing. The bigger a tomato is, the lower its sugar content usually is, says Jinzhe Zhang at the Chinese ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art technology, researchers have identified several specific steps needed for CRISPR to become active and perform its gene editing function. These preclinical ...

In a bold and somewhat controversial move, South Africa has updated its health-research ethics guidelines to include a new section on heritable human genome editing. This scientific technique ...

Gene mutations have consequences both good and bad—from resistance to conditions like diabetes to susceptibility to certain ...

The newly added language appears to position the country as the first to explicitly permit the use of genome editing ... gene-edited babies. Section 4.3.2 of the guidelines on “Heritable Human ...

Boston has become one of the top places for biotech research, and one of the big players in this space is CRISPR gene-editing ...

Nobel laureate David Baltimore, chair of the organizing committee for the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, talks about the importance of public global dialogue on gene editing.

An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this ...

The recent update to South Africa’s health-research ethics guidelines on heritable human genome editing has ignited ...