Scientists launch clinical trial of CRISPR gene correction therapy in patients with sickle cell disease On 2021-04-02 Scientists at UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley and UCLA have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to jointly launch […]
Doctors use gene-editing tool CRISPR for first time in cancer patients On 2019-11-07 Doctors test CRISPR gene-editing tool on three American cancer patients for the very first time and say it is ‘safe’, […]
CRISPR gene editing may halt progression of triple-negative breast cancer On 2019-08-26 A tumor-targeted CRISPR gene editing system, encapsulated in a nanogel and injected into the body, could effectively and safely halt […]
CRISPR catches out critical cancer changes On 2019-05-16 In the first large-scale analysis of cancer gene fusions, which result from the merging of two previously separate genes, researchers […]
UK-Based Think Tank Says Editing Human Embryos Is 'Morally Permissible' On 2018-07-18 A London-based bioethics think tank has released a new report concluding that editing the DNA of a human embryo, sperm […]
Innovative CRISPR study recreates genetic steps required for benign moles to turn malignant On 2018-07-09 UC San Francisco researchers have identified the sequence of genetic changes that transform benign moles into malignant melanoma in a […]