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Powerful new gene editing tool adapted from CRISPR-Cas9 can make larger DNA repairs

The new capability to delete or replace long stretches of DNA could help researchers better understand disease conditions and ageing.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for work on CRISPR gene editing

French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases

DCGI approves commercial launch of Tata Group's low-cost COVID-19 test 'Feluda'

This test uses an indigenously-developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detecting the virus' genome sequence

Gene-editing is "not yet ready" to be tried safely and effectively in human embryos, says panel of experts

Genome editing on embryos should not be used to create a pregnancy unless it has been "clearly established" that the changes can be made without also making "undesired changes".

Canadian researchers reveal they might be able to stop cancer from becoming drug resistant by restricting lipid synthesis

Scientists believe that cancer treatments can prove to be more effective if they simultaneously restrict LUR1, FASN and other components that could lead to the importing of lipids

Low cost Coronavirus testing kit named after 'Feluda' gets results in less than one hour

Feluda is the detective character from the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's stories and the Indian version to 'Detector' and 'Sherlock'.

Scientists find plants use hormone called jasmonic acid to fight fungi, insect attacks

For the study, scientists used Arabidopsis thaliana ⁠— a small flowering plant in the mustard family .

Scientists claim to have uses CRISPR for the first time to treat a patient who was blind

They said that it will take up to a month to see if this surgery worked and has restored the patient's vision.

First CRISPR gene editing trial in cancer patients points to safety of technique in medical treatments

The CRISPR-modified immune cells fit right into each patient’s immune system, and found in their blood nine months later.

Chinese scientist who created genetically-edited babies gets fined, 3 years in prison

His work had resulted in a third genetically edited baby, who had been undisclosed till earlier this week, by Chinese media.