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Gene Editing
AI is unlocking unprecedented capabilities — and exposing new vulnerabilities just as quickly.
New biotech tools could clean up everything from construction to agriculture.
From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers and AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.
The “dystopian” biotech imagined in these novels is now changing real lives for the better.
Tech expert Peter Leyden argues that we have a historic opportunity to harness AI and other transformative technologies in order to make a much better world over the next 25 years.
Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
The study is a solid step toward developing gene therapies against neurodevelopmental disorders.
The first human trial of base editing delivered strong results along with some safety concerns.
A cure may be on the horizon.
EBT-101 is not the only candidate for an HIV cure. Stem cell transplants, medications, and other CRISPR therapies are being researched.
The milestone puts us one step closer to ending the organ shortage.
CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
"They decreased their drinking to the point that it was so low we didn’t record a blood-alcohol level."
The topical gene therapy could one day help millions regain their vision.
The first-of-its-kind approval could change how we think about gene-edited foods.
An innovation's value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
Once activated, the CRISPR-Cas12a2 system goes on a rampage, chopping up DNA and RNA indiscriminately, causing cell death.
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we've heard before.
It was a particularly good year for biotech and medical technology. There were also notable advances in energy.
Merely 256 genetically engineered mice could make an island's pest population go extinct.
De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.
This small phase 1 study suggests that CRISPR-engineered T cells are safe and potentially effective, but there is a long way to go.
The researchers and patients are excited to see if color vision will develop over time.
An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
It could permanently lower cholesterol — and permanently reduce your risk of having a heart attack.
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
An experiment in rats suggests that gene editing may be a treatment for anxiety and alcoholism in adults who were exposed to binge-drinking in their adolescence.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
The book "The Genesis Machine" outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.