Despite setbacks and funding cuts — and a quieting of the hype blaring its arrival — multiple CRISPR-based trials are ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seek Labs, a healthcare innovations company developing next-generation point-of-care molecular diagnostic systems and novel CRISPR-based gene therapies, announced ...

A new method to detect ribonucleic acid (RNA) without needing any complex lab procedures or heating equipment has been ...

The influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally.

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

Originally developed for gene editing, CRISPR-Cas systems have now become powerful molecular diagnostic tools. However, their widespread adoption in diagnostics has relied heavily on traditional ...

On June 28, 2012, the most significant scientific breakthrough of the first quarter of the 21st century was announced to the ...

By implanting key spider DNA sequences into the silkworm genome, Kraig Labs has turned one of nature’s most efficient fiber producers into a biological factory for a biodegradable super fiber five ...

CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that acts like “molecular scissors,” but using it on cancer is complex. The technology’s biggest impact so far is in research labs, helping scientists understand how ...

CRISPR labs are — to put it succinctly — very, very nice. Everything that can be made of glass is made of glass. There are seemingly gratuitous wood accents, and just about everything is clean and ...

He Jiankui, PhD, a Chinese scientist who sparked controversy in 2018 after claiming to have genetically modified two human embryos, is on a new scientific endeavor: trying to develop a therapy for ...