The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA ...

Like the find-and-replace feature of a word processor, CRISPR-based engineering allows scientists to quickly and efficiently edit DNA sequences with base pair precision. Lauded as the great ...

CRISPR was one of the most influential breakthroughs of the last decade, but it's still imperfect. While the gene editing tool is already helping people with genetic ailments, scientists are also ...

A new study shows that neurons repair CRISPR-Cas9 cuts in unique, highly predictable ways, unlike dividing cells. Researchers ...

Drug resistance has long turned some of the most advanced lung cancer therapies into temporary victories, with tumors ...

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) report that they have developed a new tool (Cas13d-NCS) that allows CRISPR RNA molecules that are located within the cell ...

CRISPR/Cas systems have undergone tremendous advancement in the past decade. These precise genome editing tools have applications ranging from transgenic crop development to gene therapy and beyond.

CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact.

Scientists used CRISPR to boost the efficiency and digestibility of a fungus already known for its meatlike qualities. The ...

Reviving an ancient human gene that prevents gout and fatty liver disease, scientists at Georgia State University have marked ...