A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...
A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.
The FDA’s Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad have laid out a path for CRISPR treatments on demand. An expert weighs in on what it ...
An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, ...
In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach.
Earlier this year, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a ...
Penn and CHOP researchers want to develop urea cycle disorder treatments using CRISPR gene-editing therapy. Get unlimited access to Inquirer.com and The Inquirer App, plus 5 articles each month to ...
A leading bioethicist at Hiroshima University is calling for an anticipatory, rather than reactive, approach to ethics after ...
Researchers report early but encouraging results on an experimental gene-editing treatment for high cholesterol.
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A Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear ...