A Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, made a shocking announcement to the world in 2018: He had secretly engineered the birth of the first gene-edited... The tech behind genetically modified babies is ...

For decades, high cholesterol has meant a lifetime of daily pills, repeat blood tests and constant reminders that the biggest ...

In the five years since Italy-based Chiesi Group established its rare disease division in Boston, the unit has landed regulatory approvals worldwide for 10 therapies — all small molecules and ...

Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases. Last February ...

Aurora Therapeutics' first target is the rare inherited disease phenylketonuria, also known as PKU. Here at MIT Technology Review we’ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A patient in a late-stage gene editing trial for a rare heart condition died from fatal liver complications after receiving an ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act like molecular anchors. The work confirms these tags actively silence genes, ...

This article examines how CRISPR moved beyond the lab in 2025, proving it can safely and effectively edit genes in patients and crops alike. It highlights a turning point where precision, automation, ...

I hate to break this to you, but every child is a genetic experiment – and nature doesn’t care if things go wrong. Our genomes are awful messes created by conflicting evolutionary forces, and every ...

CRISPR Therapeutics reached a significant milestone a couple of years ago: its first product approval. The company’s stock, once a highflier, has declined from its peak. First, let's talk a bit about ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 7 Most Promising Gene Editing Stocks According to Analysts. Gene editing has rapidly evolved into a transformative class of technologies that allow ...