This company plans to transplant pig hearts into babies next year
The baby baboon is wearing a mesh gown and appears to be sitting upright. “This little lady … looks pretty
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CRISPR
How gene-edited microbiomes could improve our health
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More than 200 people have been treated with experimental CRISPR therapies
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Sam Altman invested $180 million into a company trying to delay death
When a startup called Retro Biosciences eased out of stealth mode in mid-2022, it announced it had secured $180 million
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Forget designer babies. Here’s how CRISPR is really changing lives
Forget about He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who created gene-edited babies. Instead, when you think about gene editing you should
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How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests
Central California grape-grower Steve McIntyre was familiar with Pierce’s Disease. But that did not prepare him for what he saw
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A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo
The dodo bird was big, flightless, and pretty good eating. All that helps explain why it went extinct around 1662,
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These scientists used CRISPR to put an alligator gene into catfish
Millions of fish are farmed in the US every year, but many of them die from infections. In theory, genetically
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Next up for CRISPR: Gene editing for the masses?
CRISPR for high cholesterol is one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023. Explore the rest of the list
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