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Columbia Scientists Report Precise Base Edits in Early Human Embryos

The preprint proposes changing single DNA letters to prevent inherited disease, yet safety data for clinical use are lacking.

Columbia Team Reports First Precise Base Edits in Human Embryos

Lilly Wins Exclusive License to Ascidian RNA Exon-Editing Platform for Kidney Diseases

Scientists Create DNA‑Guided CRISPR to Precisely Target RNA

Human Neuron Study Links Early Synapse Overactivity to Sanfilippo Dementia

Low-Cost CAMEO Sensor Records Brain Organoid Activity at Scale

Téléthon 2025 Final Tally Reaches €100.5 Million

Sarepta Reports Early siRNA Data Showing Muscle Delivery as Shares Surge

Pico-C Maps Show Embryo DNA Forms 3D Scaffold Before Genes Turn On

Unrepaired DNA‑Protein Crosslinks Drive Inflammation‑Linked Premature Aging, Study Finds

DeepMind Publishes AlphaGenome, an AI That Predicts Gene Regulation Across 1 Million DNA Letters

DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Predicts Function Across Million-Base Genomic Regions

4D Nucleome Project Publishes Most Detailed 3D Maps of the Human Genome

Oxford Scientists Map Genome Folding at Single-Base Resolution in Living Cells

Nature Study Links Bowhead Whales' Longevity to Cold-Shock Protein Boosting DNA Repair

Mary‑Claire King Receives 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize for Scientific and Technical Research

St. Jude Screen Rapidly Optimizes CAST Editors With Higher Precision and Activity

Researchers Debut Three Precision Gene Editing Tools Reducing Damage and Off-Target Errors

Solter and Surani Win 2026 Paul Ehrlich–Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Genomic Imprinting Discovery

2025 Lasker-DeBakey Award Honors Scientists Behind Trikafta’s Cystic Fibrosis Breakthrough