Scientific organizations recently called for a 10-year ban on human germline editing. But will we ever be ready? And how ...

Germline gene therapy and somatic gene therapy are two quite different proposals, and the legitimate concerns and risks of the former should not be used to stall progress on the latter.

Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease, ... or cells of the germline (such as sperm cells, ova, and their stem cell precursors).

Gene therapy is a form of therapy that involves inserting one or more corrective genes that have been designed in the laboratory, ... Germline therapy.

In the first part of this series, we explored how early genetic screening and gene therapy transform the lives of newborns and their families. Now, we’re taking an even earlier step: treating ...

Joung, an early pioneer of the gene-editing technology, was the first to show CRISPR could target and cut DNA inside an embryo — in zebrafish — back in 2013.

In a future when gene therapy can tweak a person’s genome precisely enough to cure them of severe disease, treating earlier will often be better—and the womb is as early as it gets. Last week ...

In this case, they used an innovative therapy designed to "quiet" the faulty gene, ... For now, most therapies target the body's somatic cells, not the germline—but as our tools improve, ...

In the United States, federal law prohibits the use of federal funds for research on human germline gene therapy, including research involving genetically edited embryos. U.S. federal law also ...

A new gene-editing therapy called Casgevy, which is designed to help treat patients suffering from sickle cell disease, has been endorsed by the National Catholic Bioethics Center and its ...

Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study ...

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease may help improve a major contributing factor to stroke risk in patients, reports a new ...