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FDA approves first gene therapy technology to treat children with sickle cell disease

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday granted supplemental approval for a breakthrough CRISPR gene therapy ...
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We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development

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

Bird-derived gene tool inserts plant DNA 30 times more efficiently than CRISPR

In a rapidly changing climate landscape, the plants we rely on for food, textiles and more face a multitude of challenges, ...
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Gene editing technology can help de-extinct some animals — but should it?

Amy Scott, host of the podcast "How We Survive," reports on a company that's working on de-extinction innovation to try and ...
New Scientist

Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale

A gene therapy that instructs cells to produce more of an anti-ageing protein called klotho is about to be offered by a US ...

Jumping gene caught moving between species in first direct observation

Genes are not passed on exclusively from parents to their offspring. Some are mobile and can also jump to other species, as researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen ...

Scientists cured sickle cell. Then their next challenge began.

Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...

One gene, two diseases: Study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most—dementia ...