Milestone for CRISPR: First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Treatment Successfully Passes Clinical Trial

Intellia Therapeutics, a leading biotechnology company, announced that its CRISPR-based treatment for a rare swelling ...
Duke Pratt School of Engineering

Beyond the Cut: A New Era for CRISPR Medicine

Charles Gersbach and his colleagues are pursuing promising CRISPR technologies focused on controlling gene activity rather ...
Los Angeles Times

How CRISPR Works: Unpacking the Science of Cas9 and Gene Modification

CRISPR functions as a programmable genetic memory system derived from bacterial immune defenses against viral infections. Guide RNA allows for rapid multiplexed targeting compared to older ...
The Scientist

From Discovery to Cure: How CRISPR Came of Age

Since the landmark discovery that a bacterial defense mechanism could be repurposed into programmable “molecular scissors,” CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has undergone a major evolution. Over ...

Intellia Therapeutics says its CRISPR-based treatment succeeds in pivotal trial

Intellia Therapeutics said its Crispr-based treatment for hereditary angioedema met its goals in a Phase 3 trial, marking a ...
Labiotech.eu

Modified CRISPR tool targets Down syndrome mutation

Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...
EurekAlert!

New study sheds light on how bacteria ‘vaccinate’ themselves with genetic material from dormant viruses

Bacteria get invaded by viruses called phages. Scientists are studying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend themselves from phages, which will inform new phage-based treatments for bacterial infections ...