Scientists have discovered a new CRISPR mechanism with precise activity, expanding the potential applications of the existing CRISPR toolbox.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic stem cells develop into brain cells.

Scientists have used CRISPR to give the goldenberry a modern makeover, shrinking the plant by about a third and making it ...

As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei Zhao introduced an eye-catching idea. The gene-editing technology ...

He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital report that they have developed an unbiased, sensitive, and resource-efficient method to identify small, off-target sites that pose a safety risk ...

Stem cell IVF could enable same-sex couples and single parents to have genetically related children. It’s time to think ...

Neurons grown from stem cells in the lab form an interconnected network. In this study, researchers used CRISPR to switch off genes in stem cells and then followed how successfully the cells developed ...

Scientists are testing CRISPR gene editing as a potential HIV cure after successfully removing the virus from infected cells ...

A new study led by scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and INSERM identified genes essential for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, including a gene linked to a previously ...

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 ...