Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

12 December 2022

Removing only a small segment of a gene in the brain cells of mice reduced the formation of plaques seen in Alzheimer’s disease by 44 per cent

Labrador dogs gene edited and cloned to prevent inherited hip disease

3 August 2022

CRISPR gene editing has been used to try to prevent a genetic disorder in dogs for the first time, in this case a common condition called hip dysplasia

Gene-edited dogs created from cloned skin cells for the first time

22 July 2022

New gene-editing approach could be used to eliminate disease-causing mutations from pedigree dog breeds or even from clones of individual dogs

‘Softer’ form of CRISPR may edit genes more accurately

1 July 2022

Gene editing with CRISPR can cause off-target mutations, but this seems to happen less often with an enzyme that cuts one of the strands of DNA instead of both

What's next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?

29 June 2022

Scientists in China are considering how best to look after three children who were gene-edited as embryos in He Jiankui’s controversial experiment

What is a genetically modified organism?

17 July 2020

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is usually defined as an organism whose DNA has been altered by genetic engineering.

How we're using CRISPR to fight cancer

2 December 2019

Molecular biologist Fiona Behan reports on how the CRISPR gene-editing technique can find cancer’s weak points, identifying targets for new drugs

Exclusive: Five couples lined up for CRISPR babies to avoid deafness

4 July 2019

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov plans to help five couples who are deaf try CRISPR gene-editing to avoid having a child that inherits the condition

Genetics

7 June 2019

Human genome editing is here – now we have to decide who is in charge

1 March 2019

The announcement of a WHO committee to discuss the scientific, ethical and legal issues surrounding human genome editing is to be welcomed, says Andy Greenfield