CRISPR, brighter than AI: India must invest in innovation, ethical use of this transformative gene-editing toolIndia has the chance to lead in CRISPR technology by driving ethical gene editing innovations in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental...
TB testing technology developed by ICMR's regional centre allows tests at Rs 35ICMR has introduced a new CRISPR-based technology for detecting tuberculosis at a low cost. Capable of testing 1,500 samples in a short per...
Scientists use AI to develop better, simpler COVID-19 tests"We are trying to build a home-based test that is as reliable as a lab-based test," said Piyush Jain, a professor of chemical engineering a...
Would you choose becoming invisible to mosquitoes as your one superpower, if you had the chance?For the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to render humans effectively invisible in the eyes of Aedes aegy...
Could your face mask detect Covid? Scientists have found a wayScientists were able to re-create the cell parts that sense dangerous microorganisms and freeze-dry them.
Apollo Hospitals rises 4% on Covid test collaboration with Tata Medical and DiagnosticsFollowing the development, the stock rose 4.37 per cent to hit a high of Rs 2,399 on BSE.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A. Doudna for developing genome-editing methodThey are only the sixth and seventh women in history to receive the Nobel in Chemistry.
A look at gene editing and why it is controversialThis is unethical because informed consent is not possible from a future generation.
- Researchers edit gene to reduce blood cholesterol levels
New York, April 28 (IANS) Using the cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, ha...
- Modified CRISPR technique treats diseases without cutting DNA
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have crea...
- CRISPR gene tool can cause unintended flaws in genome
New York, May 30 (IANS) The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome, warns a new...
- US researchers eliminate HIV infection in 'humanised' mice
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US researchers have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, boo...
Gene editing tool treats muscular dystrophy in adult mammalResearchers from Duke University in US used CRISPR to treat an adult mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A revolutionary tool is helping us unlock the secrets of DNAA revolutionary discovery in the world of genetics revealed a tool that allows scientists to edit DNA in a way that's easy and cheap.
Scientists successfully modify human immune cells in labUsing a popular genome-editing system, scientists have for the first time devised a new strategy to precisely modify human T-cells, also ca...
New software makes gene editing technology simplerThis technology ultimately has applications in gene therapies for genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis.
Elon Musk steers clear of genetic engineeringWe know that Musk fears that artificial intelligence could end the human race — that it might be "summoning the demon".