If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...

Researchers in Australia have led a first-in-human trial for a breakthrough gene-editing therapy that halves bad cholesterol and triglycerides in people with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders. The ...

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases.

Medicine is on the brink of an era where microscopic devices inside our bodies connect us directly to the digital world.

A multidisciplinary committee of experts studied the scientific underpinnings of human gene-editing technologies, their potential use in biomedical research and medicine -- including human germline ...

A Bay Area biochemist has launched a new company to further research on gene editing on human embryos. Lucas Harrington said the research will focus on using the technology to prevent genetic disease ...

For years, TRISH has supported research projects and studies that aim to solve the challenges of human exploration in space. To understand how to solve those challenges, we first must know the risks ...

Sam Altman is backing a bold gene-editing venture that could one day create embryos free from hereditary disease—and bioethicists are sounding the alarm. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, together with his ...

(MENAFN) A US-based startup, supported by Silicon Valley billionaires, has been discreetly developing an embryo-editing initiative that may pave the way for the creation of a “genetically engineered ...

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump for an edit of a speech he made before the January 6 Capitol riots, days after the US president threatened to sue the corporation. Follow the latest. We're ...