In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people. In a…
Read more A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by HalfIn 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three…
Read more A New Startup Wants to Edit Human EmbryosGlow-in-the-dark plants bright enough to light up streets at night may sound like the stuff of science fiction or fantasy.But scientists have already made plants that emit a…
Read more Scientists create rechargeable, multicolored, glow-in-the-dark succulentsOther than rejection of the organ, one of the most common transplant complications is infection. Doctors have to strike a balance when prescribing immunosuppressive drugs: too low a…
Read more He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It WorkingNewswise — Tsukuba, Japan—Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are rare cells found in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Their correct functioning…
Read more Enhanced stem cell culture boosts genome editing safetyBrussels is finalizing a law to legalize new gene-editing technologies for crops across the European Union. The EU’s ultra-restrictive GMO regulation, which predates newer technologies, sets extremely high…
Read more Super crops are coming: Is Europe ready for a new generation of gene-edited plants?
