CRISPR gene editing pioneers win the 2020 Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe technology promises to revolutionize medicine and biology.By J. Fingas, 10.07.2020
Scientists rename genes because Microsoft Excel reads them as datesMicrosoft's spreadsheet app is too helpful for its own good.By J. Fingas, 08.06.2020
New CRISPR tool alters RNA for wider gene editing applicationsRNA-based diseases like Fragile X, myotonic dystrophy and ALS could be treated with this technique.By R. LeFebvre, 10.25.2017
Gene editing technique could treat ALS and Huntington's diseaseIt might delay the onset of conditions that are normally inescapable.By J. Fingas, 08.13.2017
Atomic 'photos' help make gene editing saferThey show exactly how CRISPR works its wonders.By J. Fingas, 07.05.2017
Scientists reverse Alzheimer's-like symptoms in miceInjecting the rodents with RNA fragments helped them live substantially longer, too. By T. Seppala, 01.26.2017
Crop spray gives plants GMO benefits without altering genesNanoparticle-based "BioClay" protected tobacco plants from viruses.By S. Dent, 01.10.2017
Scientists track gene parts controlling the embryo's early growthTheir new method could help interpret genetic signals sent from mother to embryo.By D. Lumb, 12.28.2016
Science exonerates HIV's 'Patient 0'Genetic reconstruction shows that the virus had been circulating for years in the US before the patient arrived.By J. Fingas, 10.26.2016
Gene editing records 'memories' in human DNASequencing these genes tells you what happened to them.By J. Fingas, 08.22.2016
RNA gene editing could stop viruses in their tracksScientists have discovered that the CRISPR technique isn't limited to DNA.By J. Fingas, 06.04.2016
Researchers create mirror image of DNA-copying proteinThis important step paves the way for reverse-versions of molecules that might be more resistant to viral attacks.By D. Lumb, 05.17.2016
Scientists show that gene editing can 'turn off' human diseasesScientists have shown that a new gene editing technique could erase one or more diseases.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2015
Stanford researchers create genetic transistors, make biologic computing possibleBy M. Gorman, 03.31.2013