The grantmaking organization Open Philanthropy has awarded funding for a University of California San Diego technology ...

Recognized in the Biotechnology category of the 2025 Top Innovations contest, small Cas12l nucleases are versatile, ...

CRISPR technology could one day create “designer babies, ” raising major ethical and social inequality concerns.

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...

A new West Coast biotech has emerged into the busy in vivo cell therapy space, this time with the backing of Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D. Azalea Therapeutics has bloomed ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

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.

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and spinocerebellar ataxia are becoming more prevalent as populations age, posing major global health challenges.

Speaking at the All-In Summit 2025 in September, Wood highlighted healthcare as "the most profound application of AI," reported Business Insider. She said combining artificial intelligence with ...

The influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that despite seasonally updated ...

The Influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that, despite seasonally updated ...