Researchers in China have carried out the first transplant of a pig liver ... The genetic modifications were similar to those made in recently reported heart and kidney xenotransplants and ...

This advancement could pave the way for the faster and more widely accepted use of gene-edited trees in forestry and the bio-based economy. The work appears in New Phytologist. Gene editing tools ...

The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other ...

While proponents tout the potential for more nutritious foods and reduced emissions of gene-edited products, a growing number of the country’s biggest exporters are sounding the alarm.

Around 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for kidney transplants at any given time, but only about one-fifth receive a new kidney annually, with many dying before they do. This high demand and ...

Outside of hemoglobinopathies and cell therapy, the company also has a Phase 1 trial for candidate CTX211, an allogeneic, gene-edited, stem cell-derived therapy for Type I diabetes. While still in ...

She was encouraged to undergo a genetic test and discovered her FSGS was the result of APOL1-mediated kidney disease, a rapidly progressive genetic kidney disease that can cause kidney failure. The ...

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the new study exploring a link between chicken and cancer, plus other top medical headlines. Friends are good for a lot of things – but for ...

Gene-edited mouse models are crucial for disease research but remain challenging to create. Here, authors introduce the CRISPR-VIM, using virus-like particles to efficiently deliver CRISPR tools ...