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 ...

Proteins produced by RNA segments can aid in the repair of damaged neurons in human bodies. However, in neurological conditions like ALS and spinal muscular atrophy, or after spinal cord injuries, the ...

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, ...

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Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases. Last February ...

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From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of Tech Fix, a column about the ...