CRISPR poses an unprecedented threat because its lower cost and increased accessibility foreshadows widespread use of the technology to select for desirable traits in children, perhaps even at a ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease that delivers a potential ...

It is worth noting that these names only serve as pseudonyms to protect the kids. Scientist He Jiankui was responsible for modifying the embryos' genomes with the CRISPR technology to stop them ...

Crispr may have delivered designer children faster than anyone thought possible. But it’s still a long way from ending disease or hunger or climate change. Maybe it never will.

Personalized CRISPR cures for children born with rare genetic diseases are now a step closer to being more widely available.

Here’s everything you need to know about the complex and sometimes controversial technology driving the gene-editing revolution. What is CRISPR?

The CRISPR gene editing technique, for instance, allows scientists to pinpoint an exact sequence of DNA within a gene, excise it using the Cas9 enzyme, and paste in a new segment of DNA in place ...

What exactly is CRISPR-Cas9 and why should I care about it? CRISPR-Cas9 is a new technology for editing genes in living organisms.