Tools like CRISPR-Cas9 are creating new opportunities for innovation in St. Louis, as well as risks around IP protection and regulation.

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

This figure illustrates the evolution of CRISPR technology from 1987 to 2019, presented in a horizontal timeline format and categorized into four generations, each denoted by a distinct color: The ...

A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects for millions living with complex inherited diseases, such as cystic ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the ...

At the WIRED Health summit last week, Harvard biochemist and gene-editing pioneer David Liu said that later this year his lab plans to report on a single gene-editing strategy that could treat many ...

Gene-edited animals, including faster-growing fish, heat-tolerant cows and disease-resistant pigs, have already been approved ...

Corynebacterium glutamicum S9114, a superior strain widely used in glutamic acid industrial production through traditional mutagenesis screening, is highly suitable as a “cell factory” for producing ...