It also comes with another tacit benefit from its exome and genome tests: assembling a robust library, which can be helpful ...

In November 2023, the UK became the first country in the world to authorise a Crispr gene-editing therapy.

Blacksmith Medicines, Inc. (Blacksmith), a leading biopharma dedicated to discovering and developing therapeutics ...

Aurora Therapeutics' first target is the rare inherited disease phenylketonuria, also known as PKU. Here at MIT Technology Review we’ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013 ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act like molecular anchors. The work confirms these tags actively silence genes, ...

Infertility is a major healthcare concern. Understanding the molecular regulators governing fertilization, early embryonic development, and implantation is crucial for the success of assisted ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In a new study published today in Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by ...

Sukaina Shivji, Laura Zhang and Darina Andriychenko Leonenko have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 ...

Vaults are mysterious cellular structures that can be genetically engineered to store information about a cell’s history.

As antibiotic resistance continues to spread, researchers are exploring new approaches to stay ahead of the problem.