Michigan boy receives groundbreaking gene-editing treatment to restore vision

An 11-year-old boy in Warren has made medical history. He is one of two children in the world to receive an experimental gene therapy procedure to restore vision. Read More

Participants of pioneering CRISPR gene editing trial see vision improve

About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a new ... Read More

Generative AI arrives in the gene editing world of CRISPR

Much like ChatGPT generates poetry, a new AI system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA. Read More

Gene-editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists

It is the same species and changes may first be observable after seeds have developed.” Genetic science has helped ... “Utilising gene editing to enhance their visual recognition by weeding ... Read More

First Use of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in Kissing Bugs

New research from an international team, including a Penn State researcher, demonstrates — for the first time — the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in kissing bugs ... delivering breaking science news ... Read More

CRIPSR gene editing leads to improvements in vision for people with inherited blindness, clinical trial shows

Results from a clinical trial of CRISPR gene editing in 14 individuals with a form of inherited blindness show that the treatment is safe and led to measurable improvements in 11 of the participants ... Read More

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For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances ... engineering from the discovery of DNA to today’s gene-editing technology. We were founded as an independent nonprofit ... Read More

Gene Editing Improves Vision in Rare and Devastating Retinal Disorder

CRISPR-based gene editing improved vision without serious adverse effects in patients with CEP290 -associated inherited retinal degeneration, an interim analysis of a small phase I/II study showed. Read More

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Sports News // 19 hours ago Olympic weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko killed in Russia-Ukraine war May 6 (UPI) -- Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine in the 2016 Summer ... Read More

Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle

In two recent papers, an international team of scientists ... us plants," Coale said. The third known instance involves a microbe similar to a chloroplast. The newest discovery is the first ... Read More

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Her movies try to explain why Japan is the way it is ... Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle ... Read More