A team discovers a new family of enzymes capable of inducing targeted cuts in single-stranded DNA A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific ...

Ebola virus is an infectious agent and one of the viruses that can cause haemorraghic fever, a severe infectious disease characterized by high fever and bleeding, in humans and some monkeys.

13. WASHINGTON — Keith Joung knows better than a lot of people what, exactly, it might require to prove to regulators and patients that CRISPR could be safely used to alter the genome of a human ...

CRISPR Therapeutics recently announced the departure of Chief Operating Officer Julianne Bruno, reflecting a notable leadership change that could influence its operational direction. During the ...

A Peninsula biotech company raised $68 million from investors — including a venture philanthropy fund started by Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson — to push a next-generation CRISPR drug ...

This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, but since it was first identified in 1976, there have actually been more than 20 serious Ebola incidents. Thankfully, none of them had the ...

This self-helper virus is an inhibited version of ASFV which has been modified using CRISPR/Cas9 technology ... Mayaro, and Ebola viruses, which have caused significant outbreaks and pose serious ...

EPI-321, the startup’s lead program, uses CRISPR tools to stop errant expression of a gene implicated in the muscle-wasting condition. Epicrispr will start a Phase 1 trial this year in New Zealand, ...

“So for example, as we’ve seen in the past, large outbreaks of Ebola virus have had major impacts globally, including socioeconomic impacts, so we take all those factors into account.