Last year, a ten-month-old baby in the US was the first person in the world to have their rare genetic disease effectively cured through the use of CRISPR gene editing technology. But the rollout of ...

Active Genetics (Pro-AG) exploits a naturally created bacterial mating tunnel between cells to inactivate antibiotic resistance.

A new CRISPR-based one-off procedure that lowers "bad" cholesterol is expected to enter Phase I human trial in 2026. If successful, it could be the first approved genetic-silencing method on the ...

The FDA is freeing Intellia Therapeutics' CRISPR therapy from one of two clinical holds, allowing a phase 3 study to resume after a grade 4 liver event and subsequent patient death was reported in the ...

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