CRISPR: News
02 Apr 2024
ResearchScientist resumes human embryo gene-editing research following release from prison
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who caused a global uproar in 2018 by using CRISPR technology to modify human embryos' DNA, has resumed his research after serving a three-year prison sentence.
26 Jan 2024
AfricaCan CRISPR gene-editing offer solutions to local crop challenges
Researchers have long hoped that the relative ease and low cost of CRISPR gene-editing systems would make it possible for scientists in low- and middle-income countries to produce crops with traits tailored to the needs of local farmers — rather than relying on seeds developed in foreign countries.
11 Oct 2022
Latest Tech NewsScientists use gene-edited sheep to develop treatment for Batten's disease
Gene-editing techniques are expanding horizons in the treatment of incurable diseases.
20 Nov 2020
Coronavirus'Feluda' coronavirus test: A game-changer in India's fight against COVID-19?
Feluda, the world's first coronavirus test based on gene-editing technology CRISPR, will be rolled out in Delhi in the first week of December, multiple reports said. Following Delhi, the kits will be available in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, and Ahmedabad.
07 Oct 2020
ChemistryNobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to makers of gene-editing tools
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier (51) and Jennifer A. Doudna (56).
21 Sep 2020
DNACoronavirus: What is the 'Feluda' test? How does it work?
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved for commercial launch of a CRISPR-based test for COVID-19, called 'Feluda'.
04 Aug 2019
HIVThis scientist wanted to make designer babies for ultra-rich
In 2018, a Chinese scientist by the name of He Jiankui sent shockwaves across the scientific community by claiming to have created the world's first gene-edited babies.
17 Apr 2019
DNACRISPR gene-editing used on cancer patients: Details here
For years, scientists have been working on CRISPR, a powerful technology that could modify DNA and help cure diseases like cancer or Hepatitis B.
10 Aug 2018
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