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Reproductive biologists at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City are attempting to use the powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR to alter genes in human sperm. The research is aimed at finding new waystoprevent disorders caused by…
An international team developed a DNA-based method that gives raw biomaterials an artificial metabolism. Dubbed DASH—DNA-based assembly and synthesis of hierarchical materials—the method automatically generates “slime”-like nanobots that dynamically move and navigate their environments. Like…
It’s going to be illegal in California to sell “gene-therapy kits” unless they carry a warning that says not to use them on yourself. The consumer protection added in a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on…
Leber congenital amaurosis is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life and is one of the leading causes of childhood blindness, occurring in about 3…