‘Groundbreaking’ Gene-Editing Therapy Receives Ethical Thumbs Up
Casgevy is a new treatment for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that affects approximately 100,000 Americans.
Results from Tag: 'crispr, gene-editing'
Inventors of CRISPR Gene Editing Appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Their discovery sparked research into new treatments for cancer and other diseases, earning the two female scientists the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, but it also poses a host of bioethical questions.
Pro-Life Group: Use Gene Editing to Fix Disease, Not Make Designer Babies
A new experiment at Cornell University hopes to fix genetic mutations that cause diseases to be inherited from a father to his children, and to examine and fix causes of male infertility.
