CRISPR

Genetics
In a first, human embryos edited to explore gene function

By Tina Hesman SaeySeptember 20, 2017
Genetics
Gene editing of human embryos gets rid of a mutation that causes heart failure

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 2, 2017
Life
CRISPR had a life before it became a gene-editing tool

By Rosie MestelApril 5, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chinese patient is first to be treated with CRISPR-edited cells

By Tina Hesman SaeyNovember 16, 2016
Genetics
How gene editing is changing what a lab animal looks like

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 13, 2016
Genetics
New era of human embryo gene editing begins

By Tina Hesman SaeySeptember 23, 2016
Life
CRISPR inspires new tricks to edit genes

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 24, 2016
Genetics
Gene drives spread their wings

By Tina Hesman SaeyDecember 2, 2015

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Genetics
Feng Zhang: Editing DNA

By Susan GaidosSeptember 22, 2015
Genetics
Molecular scissors snip at cancer’s Achilles’ heel

By Meghan RosenMay 12, 2015
Genetics
Editing human germline cells sparks ethics debate

By Tina Hesman SaeyMay 6, 2015
Genetics
Monkeys born with edited genes

By Tina Hesman SaeyFebruary 1, 2014
Microbes
The vast virome

By Tina Hesman SaeyDecember 27, 2013