The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR is promising to revolutionize medicine. Some researchers are trying to help make it available for people with very rare genetic disorders.

CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that acts like “molecular scissors,” but using it on cancer is complex. The technology’s biggest impact so far is in research labs, helping scientists ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have recently successfully bred the world’s first CRISPR-Cas9-modified spider to produce red fluorescent silk. For this work, they used a species of ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing system that utilizes an enzyme to identify specific DNA sequences. Once the enzyme locates a matching site, it snips through the DNA strands. Ryotaro Hashizume and ...

After custom CRISPR success, new center launches with $20M to treat more kids with rare genetic diseases By Darren Incorvaia Jul 8, 2025 11:59am ...