All Stories: Gene-editing

Scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research released Tuesday...

France's highest administrative court decided Friday that plants produced using new gene editing techniques such as CRISPR undergo strict testing.

A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison on Monday

Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos that would result in genetically-altered babies after a rogue Chinese researcher last year announced the birth of the world’s first gene-edited twins.

The World Health Organization said Monday it is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after a Chinese scientist controversially claimed...

SHANGHAI:  The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involved in the editing of human genes, after a...

MIAMI: A gene-editing technique known as CRISPR was named Thursday by the influential US journal Science as 2015's breakthrough of the year, due to its potential to revolutionize health and medicine.