Genome editing
Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ
Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.
Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine
Feds bust Montana man for super-sheep semen scheme
One child's unexplained symptoms uncovered the origin of rare blood disease - study
How did Europe's first farmers survive disease? New study uncovers answers
Early Neolithic groups from Anatolia spread and settled across Europe in the period from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago and became the first farmers.
Old mice regain eyesight and develop younger brain in new study
The study also cites information theory of aging, which states that "a loss of epigenetic information is a reversible cause of aging."
CRISPR gene editing may cause permanent damage - study
Caution from researchers at Tel Aviv University: CRISPR gene editing can damage the genome and might trigger cancer.
TAU researchers test CRISPR genome editing in space
"In the International Space Station, we tested a CRISPR-based detection method developed by Dr. Janice Chen and colleagues in the Doudna lab," TAU's Dr. Dudu Burstein said.
Israeli company reports first ever successful genetically edited cannabis
CanBreed says that using genome editing capabilities, they will be able to develop plants which exhibit improved agronomical traits which would make cannabis farming more affordable and sustainable.
Pluristem joins CRISPR-IL to develop next-gen genome editing products
“We see cell therapy and gene editing as highly synergistic methods to treat and cure diseases using advanced technologies."
