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Now, he can feed…","category":"Companies","published":"2026-08-05 14:17:11+00:00"},{"slug":"crispr-makes-prostate-cancer-vulnerable-to-immunotherapy-00580d","title":"CRISPR makes prostate cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260726015250.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Genes","summary":"Scientists used CRISPR to make prostate cancer cells easier for the immune system to detect and destroy. The experimental treatment dramatically improved the effects of immunotherapy in mice and may offer hope for other hard-to-treat tumors.","category":"Treatments","published":"2026-07-26 12:36:23+00:00"},{"slug":"deaf-people-excluded-from-gene-editing-debate-letter-0a4967","title":"Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deaf-people-excluded-from-gene-editing-debate","publisher":"The Guardian — Genetics","summary":"There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf Association Your editorial ( The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July ) offers welcome support to those…","category":"Research","published":"2026-07-15 16:51:56+00:00"},{"slug":"the-guardian-view-on-gene-edited-humans-darker-uses-must-be-acknowledg-0a996f","title":"The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/05/the-guardian-view-on-gene-edited-humans-darker-uses-must-be-acknowledged-alongside-medical-ones","publisher":"The Guardian — Genetics","summary":"Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety Ever since Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology emerged in the early 2010s, ethical questions around genetically altered humans, so-called designer babies, have become…","category":"Ethics","published":"2026-07-05 16:25:31+00:00"},{"slug":"fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-for-young-children-with-sickle-cell-di-d98a5b","title":"FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Young Children with Sickle Cell Disease","url":"http://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-young-children-sickle-cell-disease","publisher":"FDA","summary":"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a supplemental approval for Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) for patients aged 2 years and older with either sickle cell disease (SCD) with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) or transfusion-dependent β thalassemia (TDT).","category":"FDA","published":"2026-07-01 21:29:41+00:00"},{"slug":"scientists-turned-red-lettuce-green-and-something-surprising-happened-d8161c","title":"Scientists turned red lettuce green and something surprising happened","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260614011854.htm","publisher":"Science Daily","summary":"Researchers used genome editing to block the production of red pigments in lettuce, causing other beneficial plant compounds to build up instead. The lettuce continued to grow normally, pointing toward a new way to create crops with customized nutritional profiles.","category":"Agriculture","published":"2026-06-15 08:57:07+00:00"},{"slug":"there-is-no-way-to-stop-this-biotech-barbie-cathy-tie-on-her-mission-t-3f6e27","title":"‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/30/there-is-no-way-to-stop-this-biotech-barbie-cathy-tie-on-her-mission-to-genetically-modify-babies","publisher":"The Guardian — Genetics","summary":"The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-husband was jailed for doing On a Friday evening in late April, Cathy Tie, the Canadian serial…","category":"Agriculture","published":"2026-05-30 05:00:11+00:00"},{"slug":"oscar-of-science-awarded-to-team-behind-gene-therapy-that-restores-los-480c13","title":"‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/19/the-oscar-of-science-awarded-to-scientists-behind-genetic-treatment-that-restores-lost-vision-win","publisher":"The Guardian — Genetics","summary":"Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes…","category":"FDA","published":"2026-04-19 06:00:34+00:00"},{"slug":"scientists-just-made-crispr-three-times-more-effective-371485","title":"Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250907024543.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"Northwestern scientists have developed a new nanostructure that supercharges CRISPR’s ability to safely and efficiently enter cells, potentially unlocking its full power to treat genetic diseases. By wrapping CRISPR’s tools in spherical DNA-coated nanoparticles, researchers tripled gene-editing…","category":"Treatments","published":"2025-09-07 20:21:28+00:00"},{"slug":"scientists-just-found-a-tiny-molecule-that-could-change-how-we-lose-we-723510","title":"Scientists just found a tiny molecule that could change how we lose weight","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250809100924.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"Researchers at the Salk Institute have used CRISPR to uncover hidden microproteins that control fat cell growth and lipid storage, identifying one confirmed target, Adipocyte-smORF-1183. This breakthrough could lead to more effective obesity treatments, surpassing the limitations of current drugs…","category":"Agriculture","published":"2025-08-10 04:29:53+00:00"},{"slug":"scientists-design-gene-delivery-systems-for-cells-in-the-brain-and-spi-d9097b","title":"Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250521124115.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy. These delivery systems are a significant step toward future precise gene therapy to the brain that could safely control…","category":"Treatments","published":"2025-05-21 16:41:15+00:00"},{"slug":"car-t-cell-therapy-for-cancer-causes-brain-fog-study-shows-cbdc49","title":"CAR-T cell therapy for cancer causes 'brain fog,' study shows","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250512133656.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"Cancer treatment with a cell-based immunotherapy causes mild cognitive impairment, a Stanford Medicine team found. They also identified compounds that could treat it.","category":"Treatments","published":"2025-05-12 17:36:56+00:00"},{"slug":"engineering-smart-delivery-for-gene-editors-b5d9fd","title":"Engineering smart delivery for gene editors","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409114523.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"A research team has developed an advanced delivery system that transports gene-editing tools based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system into living cells with significantly greater efficiency than before. Their technology, ENVLPE, uses engineered non-infectious virus-like particles to precisely…","category":"Treatments","published":"2025-04-09 15:45:23+00:00"},{"slug":"escaping-the-endosome-bend-lipids-improve-lnp-mrna-delivery-and-gene-e-1457da","title":"Escaping the endosome: Bend lipids improve LNP mRNA delivery and gene editing","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123934.htm","publisher":"Science Daily — Gene Therapy","summary":"A new class of lipids improve the rates at which lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) successfully deliver RNA therapeutics and gene editing tools, promising to increase their effectiveness of such treatments.","category":"Treatments","published":"2025-01-28 17:39:34+00:00"}]}