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Advanced gene editing ‘promising’ for sickle cell disease, but access challenges remain

Two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlight the potential of gene editing for treatment of sickle ...

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Engineered cells boost production of gene editing delivery vehicles

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...
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New gene-editing method targets cancer DNA while sparing healthy cells

Most gene-editing tools cut DNA wherever they’re pointed, with no way to tell a tumor cell from a healthy one. A study ...
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Gene editing breakthroughs changing lives and futures

From lifesaving CRISPR therapies to groundbreaking cancer-targeting enzymes, gene editing is moving from lab experiments into real-world medicine. Scientists are not only curing rare diseases but ...

Gene drives and malaria: how altered mosquitoes could reshape disease control

Explore how gene drives in genetically modified mosquitoes could revolutionize malaria control and combat this deadly disease ...
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Gene editing: Feeding the future or fuelling controversy?

Gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 have many uses in the area of food and agriculture. They can combat persistent drought and disease, and improve the colour and nutritional content of ...
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Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol.It's very early-stage research, tried in only a few ...