Building a gene editor took months. With CRISPR even high-schoolers can get hold of editing systems in the time it takes to order RNA sequences online and have them shipped by FedEx. In a short while ...

Like recombinant DNA before it, gene editing has the potential to transform medicine, agriculture and more. CRISPR is now used by thousands of biologists in labs across the globe. A revolution in food ...

By Balambal Suryanarayanan CRISPR-Cas9 is a repurposed gene editing tool that allows scientists to cut, replace, and insert pieces of DNA in precise regions along the strand. Courtesy of NIH Image ...

No doubt 2025 will usher in many more advances in CRISPR therapies, thanks to the FDA’s new Platform Technology Designation ...

KAMPALA - Dr Matthias Magoola says the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for his invention of the first treatment of cancer using a novel composition of a guided Ribonucleic ...

In a landmark achievement for both Uganda and the global medical community, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the ...

Drs Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have won this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry in recognition of their work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. Charpentier – currently ...

Everybody gets older, but not everyone ages in the same way. In this episode, Steven Strogatz speaks with Judith Campisi and Dena Dubal, two biomedical researchers who study the aging process. Nobel ...

Was that… Jenny from the block? Indeed, Jennifer Lopez made a surprise appearance to present at the 67th Grammy Awards Feb. 2nd and continued her legacy of showing ...

Jennifer Lopez is the queen of daring fashion looks, and I have proof. First, in September 2024, the 55-year-old singer attended the Toronto International Film Festival in a sultry, floor-length ...

Fresh off the Sundance Film Festival premiere of her new film Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jennifer Lopez appeared at the 2025 Grammy Awards in a sparkly, sheer skirt. The singer and actress skipped ...