How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world where a genetic condition affecting one in every 700 babies could be addressed ...

The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a sickle cell disease drug called Casgevy, co-developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics. It’s the first gene editing treatment ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Innovation Road Trip. Eradication of certain diseases, increasing crop sizes, reducing pest populations — the current and future applications of CRISPR have ...

When scientists discovered how bacteria protect themselves against viral invaders, called phages, in the early 2000s, little ...

More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, revolutionizing the ability to edit genes ...

How can we grow enough food without destroying our planet in the process? Physical chemist Brad Ringeisen believes CRISPR may hold the key—by helping to develop climate-resilient crops. Brad Ringeisen ...