CRISPR, gene editing and DNA manipulation - examples, use cases

UC scientists and physicians hope to permanently cure patients of sickle cell disease by using CRISPR-Cas9 to replace a defective gene with the nor... (2021)

eGenesis has started transplanting gene-edited pigs’ hearts into infant baboons—and humans may be next. The company, based in Cambridge, Massach... (2023)

This week the USDA announced it has no plans to regulate gene-editing technologies like Crispr, opening the door to a boom in designer foods. Scie... (2018)

Science published three studies today that all demonstrate new uses for CRISPR. The gene editing technology is typically thought of for its potenti... (2018)

To the FDA, edited DNA does the same thing as drugs: It changes the way bodies work. (2018)

The United States' GMO rules never worked well, and new, precise gene-editing techniques are stretching them to the breaking point. (2018)

The entire American beef industry is worried about Silicon Valley's cell-cultured meat companies, and most want to take down the tech interlopers. ... (2018)

It took thousands of years for humans to breed a pea-sized fruit into a beautiful beefsteak tomato. Now, with gene editing, scientists can change e... (2018)

Target Malaria hopes to eradicate Africa's malaria-carrying mosquitoes. But when manipulating the fate of a species, moving slowly is a virtue. (2018)

A daring effort is under way to create the first children whose DNA has been tailored using gene editing. (2018)

Controversial GMO Mosquito Experiment To Fight Malaria Kicks Off : Goats and Soda : The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful... (2019)

Horn-free? Yup. Heat-tolerant? Sure. Flu-proof? Of course. Gene editing aims to make our food supply kinder and more efficient. But it’s struggling... (2019)

Dr Joanne Chory hopes that genetic modifications to enhance plants’ natural carbon-fixing traits could play a key role – but knows that time is sho... (2019)

Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study ... (2019)

CRISPR-based approach is much faster than current diagnostics, but does have some limitations (2020)