The ethics of using safe gene therapies to improve the health and cognition of Down syndrome children and adults.

From cancer-targeting enzymes to AI-designed editors, CRISPR technology is rapidly evolving into safer, more precise tools for research and therapy. Innovations like ThermoCas9, chromosome silencing ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

In a single day, researchers unveiled CRISPR breakthroughs ranging from a novel 'kinetic barcoding' test that can detect multiple viruses at once, to early-stage chromosome silencing work for Down ...

Kevin Esvelt, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, speaks to WSJ health and science reporter Amy Dockser Marcus about how far away we are from DNA editing and the ethical questions along the way.

We preselected all newsletters you had before unsubscribing.

In the world of biopharmaceutical innovation, 2024 will be remembered as CRISPR’s breakout year. In the spring, five patients with sickle cell disease began treatment with Casgevy, the first ...