Single-Dose of Gene Therapy Hailed as 'Magic Wand' for Patients with Deadly Condition, Transforming Lives
The first human trial reported dramatic improvements in health and quality of life, completely removing painful and potentially fatal swelling
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Deaf Children Are First Humans to Have Hearing Pathway Restored in Dramatic Demonstration of New Gene Therapy
MIT hailed it as China's first domestic gene therapy breakthrough, as well as "the most dramatic restoration of a lost sense yet achieved."
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause of Lupus, a Chronic Autoimmune Disease
Researchers used CRISPR to identify a genetic cause of the autoimmune disease lupus, which can lead to new treatments.
Genetic Heart Conditions Could be Cured for First Time with Single Jab - It's a 'Defining Moment'
Genetic cardiomyopathies is a group of diseases that are genetically passed on to offspring and often strike young people down in their 20s.
Researchers Create CRISPR 'On-Off Switch' to Control Inherited Genetic Problems Without Changing DNA
Scientists have figured out how to modify the gene-editing tool CRISPR to control how genes are switched on or off, without changing DNA.
Revolutionary CRISPR-based Genome Editing System Destroys Cancer Cells 'Permanently' in Lab
A Tel Aviv University team shows their CRISPR genome editing system can improve survival rates by 80% in mice with metastatic ovarian cancer.
CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients
An experimental trial of seven patients with LCA, regained some of their vision after being legally-blind, through CRISPR gene-editing.
Breakthrough Using CRISPR to Target Fat Cells in Genetic Study of Obesity
Researchers at the University of Michigan describe a breakthrough using CRISPR-Cas9 to target fat cells in the genetic DNA.
We Can Now Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Ticks - to Fight Lyme Disease in Humans
We can now use CRISPR gene editing on ticks to prevent Lyme Disease in humans, researchers at Penn State have discovered.
CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Redesigned to be 4,000 Times Less Likely to Target the Wrong Strand of DNA
Researchers at UT Austin have redesigned a CRISPR Gene-Editing toolto be 4,0000 times less likely to target the wrong strand of DNA.
3 Years After CRISPR Treatment 73 of 75 Patients Cured of Blood Disease - FDA Approval is Near
Vertex hope to market what would be the first FDA-approved CRISPR treatment in the U.S. by the end of the year,
Aggressive Leukemia Disappears in 13-Year-old Girl Who was First to Receive New CRISPR Treatment
In the latest CRISPR success story, a 13-year-old girl whose leukemia had not responded to other treatments now has no detectable cancer cells. She received a dose of immune cells that were genetically edited to attack the leukemia, a method that's been used with other cancers. A form of cancer in the bone marrow tissue, […]
CRISPR Gene Editing Reverses 'Permanent' Vision Loss in Mice-Offering Hope for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
'Three blind mice' can see again after scientists restored vision in breakthrough research that could reverse human retinitis pigmentosa.
FDA Clears First Study of CRISPR Gene-Editing in Human Patients
The advantages are huge if such a drug could be proven to work well—a lack of hospital and laboratory work would save a patient thousands
FDA Approves Cure for Sickle Cell Disease, the First Treatment to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR
CRISPR edits the genetic code of the body's own stem cells to treat conditions that arise from defective or mutated genes.
New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene
A new CRISPR gene editing technology expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases.
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