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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stanford researchers have developed CRISPR-GPT, an AI-powered copilot that guides gene-editing experiments. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

One of the most well-known versions of the gene-editing tool CRISPR may not work in a large proportion of the population, according to recent research out of Stanford University in California. CRISPR, ...

The codebreaking works like this. The GenomePAM method maps CRISPR's passwords directly in human cells. Instead of relying on artificial systems that are often limited (e.g., testing 1 to 3 sequences ...

Researchers discovered the secret checkpoints that keep CRISPR precise, revealing how the tool shifts from inactive to active without misfiring. The insight could transform gene therapy, making ...

Researchers at Texas A&M are pairing a widely used ingredient with advanced medical technology to develop new treatments for ...

Nobel Prize winner and CRISPR DNA-editing pioneer Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD, spoke Thursday at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle. Her lecture kicked off the President’s Seminar series, presented by ...

Drug resistance has long turned some of the most advanced lung cancer therapies into temporary victories, with tumors learning to shrug off chemotherapy that once held them in check. A new wave of ...

Developing a gene therapy typically takes years, but when Baby KJ was diagnosed with a deadly genetic condition, scientists had only months. What followed was a successful collaboration among ...

Goldenberries have long been a niche curiosity, tucked into specialty produce aisles and health food shops while tomatoes and strawberries dominated the fields. Now a wave of precise gene editing is ...