LONDON (Reuters) - A gene-editing technology that is being explored by scientists worldwide as a way of removing and replacing gene defects might inadvertently increase cancer risk in cells, ...

WILMINGTON, Del., November 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a major step forward for cancer care, researchers at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute have shown that disabling the NRF2 gene with ...

Precision BioSciences is transforming drug development for new, potentially first- and best-in-class cell and gene therapies ...

Predictions for the 2026 Nobel Prizes in science highlight significant contributions in areas like GLP-1 research and cancer therapies. Carl June is mentioned for his role in developing CAR-T cell ...

Unraveling some of the mysteries of fungi with a novel gene-editing tool, researchers have identified a number of molecules with promising anti-cancer properties. Scientists from the University of ...

Cancer is caused by faulty genes, but what also shapes a cancer cell's behavior is how a gene's instructions are trimmed and rearranged before they are turned into the proteins that keep a cell alive.

Most gene-editing tools cut DNA wherever they’re pointed, with no way to tell a tumor cell from a healthy one. A study published in Nature in early 2026 describes an enzyme that can do exactly that: a ...

Gene-editing tool CRISPR has helped create a new treatment for sickle cell disease, and other applications are being tested ...

Like a delivery driver navigating crowded city streets, a gene-therapy-toting lipid nanoparticle faces a gauntlet of potential detours on its journey toward a cell's nucleus. First, there's entering ...

Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos ...

Health care added 372,000 jobs in a year, about 75% of U.S. job growth, a Peterson-KFF brief finds, while September hiring in the sector slowed. Head and neck cancer survivor Michael Caputo joins the ...