On a special episode (first released on June 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: With the advent of CRISPR as a gene editing technology, there are new opportunities to develop breakthrough treatments ...

The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade. A type of gene editing that ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is widely used to to help study genes of interest and modify disease-associated genes. However, the system is associated with adverse effects, including mutations ...

Scientists headed by a team at the University of Tokyo have developed a new CRISPR-based gene-editing tool that they suggest could lead to better treatments for patients with genetic disorders. The ...

Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in gene editing. The gene editing technique Doudna and Charpentier developed is ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is widely used to edit the genome by studying genes of interest and modifying disease-associated genes. However, this process is associated with side effects including unwanted mutations ...

Researchers have modified the AsCas12f enzyme to enhance its gene-editing activities while maintaining its small size. A collaboration led by researchers at the University of Tokyo (Japan) has ...

A research team led by Rice's Yang Gao has uncovered new insights into the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1. ADAR1 converts adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA, a process essential for preventing ...