Gene Therapy

A new milestone for using Crispr gene-editing against cancer

The highly anticipated results from the first phase of a clinical trial that were published in the journal Science show that the technique is non-toxic.

In a first, US scientists try gene editing inside a living human body

The experiment done earlier this week in California on Brian Madeux, 44, is seen as a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to cure a disease.

Boy with deadly disease gets new, gene-edited skin

Doctors treating a critically ill boy with a devastating skin disease used experimental gene therapy to create an entirely new skin for him.