A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

Tiffany Fransen's lifelong clumsiness turned out to be a rare neurodegenerative disease. Friedreich’s ataxia leads to muscle ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

The baby saved from a rare disease by a first-ever personalized gene fix has reached a big milestone, taking his first steps ahead of Christmas. KJ Muldoon is walking and getting ready to celebrate ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The expression of GSDMB was high in children with a 17q21 genetic variant. These children did not have ...

A 10-month-old baby who sparked nationwide headlines after receiving a first-of-its kind gene-editing treatment was released ...

The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can be used to correct specific defective sections of the genome.

Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber, become abnormally thick. "HCM is one of the primary ...

An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are ...

X-linked retinoschisis gene replacement therapy, aiming to improve retinal architecture and visual function in young male ...

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues from noon to 1 p.m. April 2. The program will help Holstein breeders understand the muscle weakness genetic ...