A Turning Point For Gene Therapy: What One Tragic Event Reveals About The Promise And Peril Of Genetic Medicine

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

Assisted reproductive technology associated with higher risk of childhood atopic diseases

Collaborating institutions in Taiwan report higher risks of atopic disease among children conceived via assisted reproductive ...
The National on MSN

Abu Dhabi clinic uses life-changing gene therapy to treat blood disorders in UAE first

A pioneering gene therapy for inherited blood disorders has been given to a patient in the UAE for the first time. Known as Casgevy, the potentially life-changing treatment involves deactivating a ...
The New York Times

Aiming to level playing field, MLB to regulate use of data and tech in minors

MLB aims to have the same technology at all minor-league parks starting in 2026. Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA Today Network Deep-pocketed organizations have gained an advantage in recent ...
UC San Francisco

Indoor Tanning Makes Youthful Skin Much Older on a Genetic Level

Research reveals that artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation cause cellular mutations that can be the seeds of future cancers, including highly deadly melanoma. Tanning bed users are known to ...
New Scientist

Genetic trick to make mosquitoes malaria resistant passes key test

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...
STAT

In a first, a nonprofit wins FDA approval for rare disease gene therapy

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. The Food and Drug Administration this week granted approval to a new gene ...
The Atlantic

The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable

For a decade after its discovery, CRISPR gene editing was stuck on the cusp of transforming medicine. Then, in 2023, scientists started using it on sickle-cell disease, and Victoria Gray, a patient ...
Security Systems News

Securitas Technology acquires Sonitrol Ft. Lauderdale and Level 5 Security Group

UNIONTOWN, Ohio—Securitas Technology, a global provider of security, health, and safety technologies, has announced the acquisition of Sonitrol Ft. Lauderdale and Level 5 Security Group. This ...
Security

Securitas Technology Acquires Sonitrol Ft. Lauderdale and Level 5 Security Group

Securitas Technology has announced the acquisition of Sonitrol Ft. Lauderdale and Level 5 Security Group. The company said the deal strengthens its commitment to delivering client-focused solutions ...
EurekAlert!

New method maps gene expression at the cellular level in tea plant roots

This breakthrough allows researchers to visualize where individual genes are active at the cellular level—information that has long been missing due to technical limitations in tea biology. By ...
The Economist

Tech billionaires want to make gene-edited babies

MOST STORIES about gene-edited children begin with He Jiankui, a rogue Chinese scientist who, in 2018, announced that he had created the world’s first such babies in secret. His reckless and illegal ...