Human Gene Editing
Cancer’s weak spots identified with CRISPR, gene editing
A UC San Diego-led research team has put the hot gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 to a novel use, finding more than ...
2 young leukemia patients cured with T-cell immunotherapy using genetically engineered donor cells
Gene-edited immune cells cure two British babies with childhood leukemia. But instead of patient-specific cells, doctors used cheaper universal cells ...
No longer waiting idly: Parents of patients establishing gene therapy programs
In recent years, gene therapies have become safer and better at hitting their intended targets in the body, leading to ...
CRISPR crops face regulatory and public acceptance obstacles
[Editor's note: Armin Scheben is a PhD student and David Edwards is a professor at the School of Biological Sciences ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Spinach, turnips likely won’t protect you from air pollution, and more
This week’s features: BBC's poor decision to cover study claiming vitamin B protects against air pollution and experts join ELP ...
Palm reading: How genetic, epigenetic scans could boost palm oil yields, reduce environmental footprint
Palm oil is a commodity that generally evokes images of mass deforestation, human-rights violations and dying orangutans. In Indonesia and ...
Can pigs solve our organ transplant shortage with help from CRISPR?
[B]iotechnology startup eGenesis [just] raised $38 million to fund a new effort to edit the DNA of pigs so they ...
Tame the hype: Is medical genetics plagued by unfilled promises?
Recently, I read an article promising that medical genetics will...make medicine predictive and personalized through detailed knowledge of the patient’s ...
With pesticide resistance rising, crop scientists look to CRISPR, bacteria for solutions
Resistance to conventional pesticides — among insects, weeds or microbial pathogens — is common on farms worldwide. CropLife International, an ...
To boost crop yields, stress tolerance one biotech startup turns to epigenetics
The news that’s arrived is that TechAccel, the Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, announced it has completed an ...
To boost crop yields and stress tolerance, one biotech startup turns to epigenetics
The news that’s arrived is that TechAccel, the Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, announced it has completed an ...
Chinese scientists repair viable human embryos with CRISPR for first time
A team in China has corrected genetic mutations in at least some of the cells in three normal human embryos ...
No turning back: Why discussions on gene editing must reach the American public
[F]or the first time, scientists in China announced they had successfully edited the genes of fertilized human embryos, and fully ...
Oral cancer vaccine, with an assist from CRISPR, shows promise in treatment
Certain cancers seem to have a predilection for Asians...[A]ccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), oral cancer is responsible for ...
Sickle cell cure? Patient in complete remission following gene therapy
A number of recent headlines imply a recent case study just published...proves that gene therapy has cured sickle cell disease—a ...
Why CRISPR, other academia-produced technologies, should belong to everyone
Why does anybody own CRISPR? [According to Michael Eisen, Berkeley professor and co-founder of the Public Library of Science] intellectual property in ...
Cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia could be corrected in embryos with new CRISPR variant
Since the discovery of the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, scientists have been looking to utilize the technology to make a significant ...
How 2016 Transformed The GMO Debate And Paved The Way For Consumer Acceptance
The debate over GMO food safety is over, although diehard opponents of farming innovations may not acknowledge it. Consumers want ...
Quest for a cure: Gene therapy offers hope for children with rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A couple strives to help their daughter, who was born with a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a muscle-wasting disease that ...
Not so fast: Nature’s defenses may dampen effectiveness of gene drives targeting entire species
Rest easy, folks. Armies of genetically modified super-species are unlikely to conquer Earth anytime soon. In a paper recently appearing ...
Return of the woolly mammoth and 3 other ways CRISPR could change the world
The woolly mammoth has been extinct for more than 4000 years. Now scientists are talking about bringing it back with ...
Green genes: Germany’s top organic researcher says environmentalists should embrace CRISPR editing
[Editor's note: The following is a Q&A with Urs Niggli, director of the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture in Germany ...
Sickle cell gene therapy offers hope to afflicted families in Africa, where proper care is sparse
[Editor's note: This article is an interview with Sia Evelyn Nyandemo who runs a campaign group to support sickle cell ...
How CRISPR gene editing can speed up domestication to make crops more sustainable, nutritious
Out of the more than 300,000 plant species in existence, only three species – rice, wheat, and maize – account ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Oprah Magazine fumbles ‘inherited trauma’ story, and more
This week’s features: Writer for Oprah Magazine falls for classic epigenetics pitfalls; life insurance company is using methylation data to ...
One third of lymphoma patients cancer free after 6 months in CAR-T gene therapy study
An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient's own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with ...
DIY home gene editing is all the rage: Here are the promises and pitfalls
Kian Sadeghi has postponed homework assignments, sports practice and all the other demands of being a 17-year-old high-school junior...On a ...
