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Gene hacking is coming and it could rewrite what it means to be human

For the first time, the tools to rewrite human biology are moving from speculative fiction into regulated clinics and ...

Cutting DNA, Cutting Edge: Companies Using CRISPR and Other Gene Editing Technologies to Rewrite the Future of Industry and Medicine

DENVER, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR gene-editing, and related genome engineering technologies, are reshaping industries from medicine to materials, with breakthroughs in treating genetic ...
New Atlas

Gene editing takes a major step toward ending daily cholesterol pills

A new CRISPR-based one-off procedure that lowers "bad" cholesterol has been approved to enter Phase I human trial. If ...
Earth.com

Caffeine could give scientists precise control over gene editing

Caffeine could act as an on-off switch for gene and cell therapies, giving doctors more precise control over powerful ...
Gadget Review on MSN

Gene editing breakthrough could end your daily cholesterol pills – here's what it means for you

CRISPR therapy STX-1150 could replace daily cholesterol pills with a single dose, reducing LDL by 50% for 18+ months using ...
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First topical CRISPR gene therapy corrects disease-causing mutations in human skin

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...
The Varsity

The Wrath of CRISPR: AI charts a bold course in gene editing

Picture CRISPR-Cas9, a gene editing technology, as a GPS-guided scalpel: gRNA directs the Cas9 enzyme, a protein that cuts ...
STAT

FDA’s new ‘plausible mechanism pathway’ for personalized gene editing raises concerns

In November, six months after KJ’s debut, top Food and Drug Administration officials Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad published ...
Nanowerk

A compact enzyme expands the capabilities of CRISPR gene editing

Researchers identified AlCas12a, a compact, versatile enzyme that improves CRISPR gene editing and enables faster molecular ...

Using AI to keep CRISPR technology in-check

Last year, a ten-month-old baby in the US was the first person in the world to have their rare genetic disease effectively ...
HealthTech

The CRISPR Revolution: What Does it Mean for Us?

Science and medicine are incredibly amazing. Thanks to modern science and medicine, we now have lifespans far beyond our Dark Age predecessors, living until ripe old age and enjoying the fruits of our ...

Brewing possibilities: Using caffeine to edit gene expression

What if a cup of coffee could help treat cancer? Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology ...