New type of CRISPR gene scissors discovered
Like humans, bacteria and archaea can be attacked by viruses. These microorganisms have developed their own immune defense strategies against their pathogens.
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Like humans, bacteria and archaea can be attacked by viruses. These microorganisms have developed their own immune defense strategies against their pathogens.
In a pair of Nature papers, researchers describe the structure and function of Cas12a2, which binds and cuts target DNA to shut off a specific gene.
A trial using the gene-editing tool inside the body hints at treating, or even curing, a rare fatal disease—and is changing a community in the process.
He Jiankui discusses his plans for finding cures for devastating genetic diseases. Should the scientific community trust him?
The man behind the first Crispr babies is back. Will he be gene-editing human embryos again? He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist, shocked the world in November 2018 when he revealed that he had used Crispr to change the genetic makeup of human embryos, resulting in the birth of the first gene-edited babies.