Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)–mediated gene therapy was one of the focal points of this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association conference. Here, Barry Byrne, MD, PhD, University of Florida, speaks to ...
Boston biotech Beam Therapeutics has announced initial data from a phase 1/2 trial of its gene therapy for a genetic lung and liver disease, with no serious adverse events reported among the nine ...
There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved ...
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins are core components of fast-evolving therapeutic gene editing tools. Scientists have used CRISPR ...
Viral vectors dominate gene therapy, with lentivirus, adenovirus, and AAV being key players, each with unique advantages and limitations. Non-viral vectors, such as lipid nanoparticles and GalNAc, ...
Earlier this year, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a ...
ELRIG has revealed Drs Stephen Ward (Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult) and Annarita Miccio (Imagine Institute) as keynote speakers for Cell and Gene Therapy 2026, taking place 9–10 March at ...
As we continue our series exploring genetic medicine, both in this story and in Destiny's Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, gene therapy stands at a crossroads. On June 16, Sarepta Therapeutics ...
Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key Takeaways: Both environment and genetics can ...