Geneticist Bo Xia asked that question as a child and it was on his mind again a few years ago, while he was recovering from a tailbone injury during his PhD at New York University (NYU) in New York ...

Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient's cells. However, most genetic disorders are caused by dozens or even thousands of ...

Jason F. Cole has been working to make gene therapy a reality for patients since he joined Bluebird about ten years ago. This gave him a front-row seat to the first generation of gene therapies, ...

A new study has uncovered the genetic secrets behind apricots’ impressive cold tolerance, revealing a specific genetic insertion that enhances their ability to thrive in freezing conditions. This ...

The breakthrough tackles a longstanding challenge in genetic medicine with the goal of developing a new generation of curative cell and gene therapies. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA by ...

SeekRNA uses a programmable ribonucleic acid (RNA) strand that can directly identify sites for insertion in genetic sequences, simplifying the editing process and reducing errors. The new gene-editing ...

A team of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council has made a significant advance in plant biotechnology by developing a new method for silencing genes. The novel technique uses ...

The discovery of CRISPR-Cas9’s gene-editing prowess revolutionized genetic engineering just over a decade ago. Now it appears that genetic engineering technology may be taking its next big leap.