Healio

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 ...

Re-engineered human cells boost gene-editing particle potency across multiple delivery systems

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...
Badger Herald

A CRISPR Conundrum: With the advancement of gene editing technology, ethical challenges emerge for researchers, policymakers

In 2018, Chinese researcher He Jiankui was imprisoned for editing a human embryo — a procedure which resulted in the birth of the world’s first genetically modified twins. Called “a profound leap of ...
Business Insider

Regeneron's top scientist George Yancopoulos tells us the one big thing he thinks gene-editing biotechs are doing wrong

Gene-editing biotechs overvalue CRISPR technology, Regeneron's top scientist George Yancopoulos said. "It's not just about the simple, initial CRISPR technology and IP," Yancopoulos told Insider. The ...
GEN

Chardan Analyst Assesses Genome Editing’s Dazzling Potential, Stubborn Challenges

Geulah Livshits, PhD, a Senior Research Analyst at Chardan covering biotech companies, with a focus on gene editing and oncology. Genome editing’s dazzling potential and stubborn challenges were both ...
BioTechniques

CRISPR gene editing in large animals: applications, challenges and potential

From model development to testing innovative gene editing-based therapeutic approaches, Lobna Elkhadragy explains how CRISPR gene editing in large animals offers exciting opportunities in biomedical ...