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Researchers studying salamanders, zebrafish, and mice discovered two genes that control the ability to regrow limbs and organs. The breakthrough could one day help millions of amputees grow back real arms and legs.
Since the world's first gene-edited therapy for sickle cell disease won approval, scientists are tackling an urgent new challenge: making these cures simpler, safer, and available to everyone who needs them. Seven innovative companies are leading the charge to transform a $2.2 million treatment into something far more practical.
Scientists created a breakthrough gene-editing tool that can seek out and eliminate only diseased cells, including cancer, while leaving healthy cells untouched. The technology could transform how doctors treat diseases caused by specific genetic mutations.
A one-time gene-editing treatment just became the first to succeed in a major clinical trial, reducing dangerous swelling attacks by 87% for people with a rare genetic condition. The breakthrough could change what's possible for treating genetic diseases.
A single-dose CRISPR treatment freed patients from a painful genetic disorder that causes life-threatening swelling attacks. The breakthrough marks the first Phase 3 success for in vivo gene editing and could launch in 2027.
A new FDA pathway could cut the time to get personalized CRISPR treatments from four years to just three months, making life-saving gene editing accessible to thousands of children born with rare genetic diseases. Baby KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive this revolutionary treatment in February 2025.
Scientists are calling new gene editing treatments a potential "functional cure" for sickle cell disease, offering hope to millions. Early results show patients living pain-free after a single treatment.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed a breakthrough gene-editing method that successfully silences the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome in up to 40% of lab cells. While still early stage, this proof-of-concept study opens the door to the first genuine treatment for one of the most common genetic conditions.
Chinese researchers just proved that a safer, more precise gene editing tool can cure β-Thalassaemia, a life-threatening blood disorder affecting millions worldwide. Unlike earlier methods, this new system made zero mistakes while editing patient cells.
A breakthrough gene editing treatment has achieved what doctors call a "functional cure" for sickle cell disease, with 27 out of 28 patients experiencing zero painful crises after receiving the therapy. The one-time treatment edits patients' own blood cells to correct the genetic mutation, offering new hope for 100,000 Americans living with this painful disease.
A single gene-editing treatment has freed nearly all trial patients from the crushing pain crises that define sickle cell disease. Doctors are calling it a functional cure that uses patients' own cells to rewrite their future.
A groundbreaking gene therapy trial has achieved what doctors call a "functional cure" for sickle cell disease, eliminating painful crises in 27 out of 28 patients. The one-time treatment uses gene editing to fix the blood disorder that has killed patients decades too soon.
A bacterial defense system discovered in 2012 has transformed into life-saving treatments for cancer and rare diseases. Scientists refined CRISPR gene editing from crude molecular scissors into precision medicine that's curing patients today.
Twenty-seven out of 28 patients with severe sickle cell disease are now living pain-free after a groundbreaking gene editing treatment. The one-time therapy is offering new hope to people living with a genetic disorder that typically shortens life expectancy to the mid-40s.
Israeli researchers used CRISPR technology to remove the gene that makes grapefruit taste bitter, potentially opening the door for kids and picky eaters to enjoy this nutritious fruit. The breakthrough could expand the market for grapefruit and help more people access its health benefits without the pucker.
Scientists have engineered skin bacteria to produce extra heat when temperatures drop, potentially creating a cream that could protect polar explorers, divers, and people without heating from dangerous cold exposure. The breakthrough marks the first time researchers have successfully modified our skin's natural microbes to act as a warming shield.
A Louisiana man with lifelong sickle cell disease received groundbreaking gene therapy that eliminated his symptoms and opened the door to his dream career as a pilot. His story represents hope for thousands living with this painful genetic condition.
Researchers created two new molecular tools that use everyday substances like caffeine and rapamycin to precisely control gene therapy, potentially making future cancer treatments safer and reversible. This breakthrough could allow doctors to fine-tune or halt treatments if side effects emerge.
A groundbreaking gene-editing treatment could reach patients faster than ever before, as Prime Medicine asks the FDA to approve their therapy after just two successful treatments. The drug uses a revolutionary CRISPR technique to fix a genetic disorder that leaves patients vulnerable to deadly infections.
A 19-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., became the first Canadian cured of a life-threatening immune disease using groundbreaking gene editing technology. His doctor says he no longer needs to worry about deadly infections sneaking past his weakened immune system.
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