We're living in a moment where science fiction is becoming medical reality. Imagine a world where doctors can simply rewrite ...

In a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig analyzed the impact of more ...

To the research team working to save him, KJ Muldoon was first known only as Patient Eta. But within months, KJ’s name — and ...

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology examined how > 2,000 clinically approved drugs affect ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...

From rare diseases to chronic conditions, epigenetic editing unlocks new ways to control gene activity without altering the genetic code.

Medical anthropologist and bioethicist Julia Brown says scientists and nonscientists need to talk about whether and how we should use CRISPR to edit the fetal genome. When you purchase through links ...

The CRISPR gene editing technique has had a dramatic influence on biomedical research, and has even been applied to a few humans to treat disease. Since its invention, scientists have improved, ...

A CRISPR-edited crop, goldenberries, which is easier to grow could help expand dietary diversity around the world.