Scientists have developed a novel approach of genome editing to repair muscle stem (satellite) cells, offering new hope for ...

Existing gene-editing technologies have led to significant advances in both medicine and food production. However, momentum appears to be slowing, particularly in health applications, as early hype is ...

By Milliam Murigi As climate change, population growth, and shrinking arable land intensify pressure on Africa’s food systems, genome editing is emerging as a critical technology that could reshape ...

On a special episode (first released on June 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: With the advent of CRISPR as a gene editing technology, there are new opportunities to develop breakthrough treatments ...

A recent study led to the development of a powerful epigenetic editing technology. The system unlocks the ability to precisely program chromatin modifications at any specific position in the genome, ...

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.

During infection, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) inserts itself into the host genome as a chromosomally-integrated provirus that persists in infected cells. Although antiretroviral therapies ...

The EPA is the authority charged with regulating biosafety and genome editing. Its tasks include granting permits, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing compliance. On the other hand, the Bio ...

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) recently won a $250,000 prize from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve technologies for delivering ...

The development of synthetic apomixis enables the fixation of heterosis, which is a breakthrough that promises to transform conventional hybrid breeding strategies and trigger a new wave of green ...