In a groundbreaking development, a baby with a rare metabolic disorder has experienced real-world improvements following a procedure using CRISPR gene-editing technology. This case not only represents ...

The baby's disease prevented the liver from removing ammonia Half of babies with the disease die in their first week of life The baby has already shown signs of improvement The baby's disease ...

These horses might look like ordinary horses, but there is something highly unusual about their genomes. They are the first of their species to have their DNA edited using CRISPR–Cas9, a technique ...

Gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 have many uses in the area of food and agriculture. They can combat persistent drought and disease, and improve the colour and nutritional content of food ...