CRISPR: The gene-editing tool revolutionizing biomedical research Editor's note: Since this story aired, viewers have asked about a new clinical trial that will use CRISPR to target certain cancers.

The long answer is that Crispr stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats. A Crispr system consists of a protein with sequence-snipping capabilities and a genetic GPS guide.

CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that could banish almost all hereditary diseases -- and potentially pave the way for newborns with CRISPR-chosen traits.

A decade after CRISPR started to become a major tool in genetic research, a new generation of scientists is growing up with the technology. Even high school students are able to run CRISPR ...

The same can be said about CRISPR, the new genetic engineering tool with the potential to delay aging, cure cancer and forever change the human species — for better or worse. While it has been ...

Discover how CRISPR gene editing is creating personalized cancer therapies, enhancing immunotherapy, and offering new hope for hard-to-treat cancers.

One of the most exciting breakthroughs in science is here. CRISPR is a new technology that can edit DNA with remarkable precision, and it has the potential to change human lives forever. With the ...