We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human ...

Gene editing of plant DNA has the potential to produce crops with increased performance and resilience, but it can take a ...

The EU has relaxed its rules on gene-editing. Now, only some gene-edited crops are regulated by the stringent GMO directive.

Gene editing is the intentional modification of a genetic locus in a living cell and is used for two general applications of great importance and wide interest. One is the inactivation of genes ...

COMMENTARY: Why is this latest development generally being hailed as a scientific milestone rather than a giant ethical ...

Rainbow Crops expects to announce a collaboration with a seed company on corn soon and is discussing additional partnerships ...

The European Parliament has approved new rules for gene-edited crops, easing restrictions on some new genomic techniques ...

Volatile macroeconomic events are magnified in life science and healthcare applications, which are capital intensive, long-term investments with associated regulatory, safety, and commercial risks.

Urnov is a professor of molecular therapeutics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a director at its Innovative Genomics Institute. In May, news broke of a biomedical first: the on-demand ...

CRISPR-based genome editing therapeutics are entering the clinic, offering transformative potential but also presenting potential risks. Preclinical-to-clinical toolkits are needed to assess the ...

Scientists have worked tirelessly to develop ever more precise and efficient CRISPR-Cas systems to reach the ultimate goal: safe and effective CRISPR-Cas-based medical treatments. Over the years, ...