Chinese researchers have reported safe treatment of a man with leukemia and HIV by means of gene-editing tool CRISPR for the first time, a stride forward in a field... Read more »
An upcoming human study will use CRISPR genome editing technique to treat an eye disorder that causes blindness. The study will be conducted in the US later this year,... Read more »
The researchers from Peking University have developed a new gene-editing technique that they say could have profound effects on the treatment of certain diseases. The scientists believe that it... Read more »
Recently, Dr. He Jiaung revealed that he has produced gene-edited babies, claiming it would prevent babies from inheriting their father’s HIV. The Chinese scientist has opened the doors for... Read more »
It came as a bolt in the blue when in the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, it was revealed that the Chinese biophysicist, ‘He Jiankui’ had brought... Read more »
For the first time, scientists say they have eliminated HIV virus from the DNA of mice, a significant step in the right direction towards a difficult cure for humans.... Read more »
He Jiankui provided a slide at a Hong Kong, China, genome-editing top that revealed DNA series from the modified CCR5 genes in the twin ladies. NATIONAL ACADEMIES/FLICKR (CC BY-NC-SA... Read more »
In June 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offered a University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) research study group the grant begins a human CRISPR trial. On Monday, 15th April,... Read more »
HIV incorporates its genome (yellow) into human chromosomes, and cells that indirectly copy that genome as they reproduce might make complex remedy efforts. David S. Goodsell/HIVE Center SEATTLE, WASHINGTON—Antiretroviral... Read more »
After the very first International Summit on Human Gene Editing in December 2015, a declaration was released. The organizers were unanimous in concurring that the development of genetically modified... Read more »