Researchers have boosted the efficiency of prime editing, a highly versatile CRISPR-based gene editing technology, and used the improved system to correct disease mutations in cells.
By engineering proteins called proteases to find new targets with high selectivity, researchers mark a critical advance toward potential new treatments for a wide range of conditions
By showing they could repair a single recessive mutation behind a form of hearing loss, researchers open the door to using base editing to address a broader range of conditions
A new adenine base editor expands the range of genetic sites that can be edited in human cells, with speed and efficiency far surpassing the original editor.
“Prime editing” combines two key proteins and a new RNA to make targeted insertions, deletions, and all possible single-letter changes in the DNA of human cells