MEDICINE & HEALTHScientists used this new gene-editing tool to repair mutations found in mice with the premature-aging syndrome progeria. It also brings promise to treat many genetic diseases.
Aggressive behavior and dominance have often been linked to testosterone. In a new study, gene-editing reveals how genetic structures dictate social status.
Scientists identified a single gene that affects how corals respond to warmer ocean temperatures. Numerous studies have confirmed how coral reefs indicate how climate change has worsened in recent years due to bleaching or how they respond to stressors.
India has ranked second in COVID-19 positive cases yet lacks available testing. A new CRISPR and paper-based Feluda test may drastically change testing around the world.
It is the first time scientists used a gold nanoparticle loaded with CRISPR to edit genes in a rare but powerful subset of blood stem cells, the source of all blood cells
Pediatric surgeons want to use Crispr for pre-natal treatment. The scariest moment in some parents' life is when a doctor makes a diagnosis of disease or a developmental defect in their unborn child.
Technology may be able to ‘hack’ human mortality. In light of rapid gains in gene editing, nanotechnology, and robotics, some futurists expect this generation's biohackers to double their life spans.
Cloning is the process of producing identical copy of a living being by replicating its genetic information. More than creation it is perceived as re-creation of an already existing biological entity.
Under strict regulations, human genome editing may be endorsed by the government to curb the diseases. Designer babies may be termed unethical by some but gene editing holds the answers to many health problems.
Three major universities are now engaged in a patent lawsuit to protect their rights to use genome editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. The fallout will have far more impact than the simple settling of ownership and intellectual property rights, however; experts believe that CRISPR-Cas9 may be the most efficient route toward a ticking off items on a laundry list of amazing biotechnological discoveries.