Gene editing has moved from theory to bedside with a speed that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. A new wave of ...

$70M funding will catalyze a bold new initiative led by Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield to apply precision genome editing to microbial communities. BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Audacious ...

We're living in a moment where science fiction is becoming medical reality. Imagine a world where doctors can simply rewrite the genetic code that condemns someone to a lifetime of suffering.No more ...

Alison Van Eenennaam, a professor at the University of California, Davis, has a few very pregnant patients to look after this fall and into the new year. These patients require some extra care, as ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. I didn’t notice earlier this year when, for the second time, a pig kidney was ...

I didn’t notice earlier this year when, for the second time, a pig kidney was transplanted into a guy in New Hampshire who was getting too sick to wait for a spare human kidney to come his way. It ...