Most current approaches rely on adding nuclear localization signal (NLS) motifs to the ends of Cas9 to facilitate nuclear entry. However, this method is inefficient, and much of the Cas9 that is ...

Virginia Tech scientists found that age-related memory loss stems from molecular changes in the brain. Memory decline might not be just a natural part of aging. Researchers at Virginia Tech have ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited babies, marking the largest known investment into the ...

In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

Chocolate prices have been rising due to complications in the supply chain, but Penn State researchers have made a ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. Biotechs are working on reengineering natural products to make more sustainable textiles, which are gaining traction.

The FDA plans to introduce a faster approval process for custom gene-editing therapies, allowing combined trials for patients with related rare ...

Professor David Williams, a New Zealander working on gene therapy at UCLA, has warned that the Bill is “unfair to farmers” and based on false assumptions about precision and safety. He points to ...

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. is rated Hold due to uncertainty from dosing pause in its MAGNITUDE program for ATTR. Learn more ...

A lthough still in its early days, CRISPR has already been called the most powerful scientific tool of the century. Using ...