In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...

The real revolution came in 2012, when researchers Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier harnessed CRISPR, a natural bacterial defense system. In bacteria, CRISPR cuts out invading viruses’ DNA ...

The renewed interest in cloned meat has many Americans shocked to learned that the US has allowed it in stores for nearly two ...

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

Findings also confirmed that a pig kidney can effectively serve as a replacement for a human kidney. Researchers have ...

CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.

Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in ...

Penn and CHOP researchers want to develop urea cycle disorder treatments using CRISPR gene-editing therapy. Get unlimited access to Inquirer.com and The Inquirer App, plus 5 articles each month to ...

The successful treatment in a brain-dead man could be used in living people, to prevent the immune system attacking donor organs.