Current gene-editing tools rely on cutting DNA, but those cuts can lead to errors

BioBits Health brings hands-on, low-cost, high-tech synthetic biology into the classroom

More rigorous standards must be established to guide further research efforts in germline gene therapy, scientists argue

An international team of biologists urge careful use of technology in research and flag potential biosafety risks

A new method has the potential to allow the editing and repair of genes to be accomplished reliably and stealthily

The new system can efficiently erase long stretches of DNA from a targeted site in the human genome

MilliporeSigma announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a formal notice 

The technique, known as Mobile-CRISPRi, allows scientists to screen for antibiotic function in a wide range of pathogenic bacteria

Since it started making headlines five years ago, then gene-editing technology CRISPR has been controversial

The researchers achieved long-lasting weight control without making a single edit to the genome