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Relief

CRISPR could be the end of opioid abuse

After success in mice, CRISPR could be used to treat chronic pain in the future.

By Sarah Wells
Mighty, mighty cells

These CRISPR-edited T cells could be the future of personalized cancer therapy

The small study didn’t cure all of the volunteers, but it may pave the road for future therapies.

By Miriam Fauzia
genetic engineering

CRISPR cell therapy could turn bad fat into good fat

A proof-of-concept method may revolutionize the way we treat obesity.

By Ali Pattillo
HORIZONS

CRISPR could help bacteria destroy cancer and gulp up methane

It all comes full circle.

By Abe Musselman
Health

CRISPR Gene-Editing Could Revolutionize Medicine If Scientists Can Agree On One Thing

Research funding amplifies the pace of scientific discovery needed to create new treatments.

By The Conversation and C. Michael White
Health

The First CRISPR Gene Therapy Was Finally Approved In The US — Here’s How It Works

Casgevy is the world’s first gene-editing therapy for sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia.

By Miriam Fauzia
mask up

New CRISPR face mask could help us fight Covid-19 variants

Researchers from Harvard and MIT have designed new "living" face masks that use CRISPR engineered enzymes to detect pathogens, including Covid-19, in minutes.

By Sarah Wells
copy & paste

PBS doc 'Human Nature' explores the delicious origins of CRISPR

How bacteria living in yogurt became the genesis of the gene-editing revolution.

By Sarah Wells
yellow gold

CRISPR is using urine to treat this extremely common disease

Who knew peeing in a cup had so many advantages?

By Sarah Wells
Science

In the 2020s, we'll witness CRISPR gene-editing trials on humans

Inverse predicts these trials will continue to pick-up pace in the U.S.

By Sarah Wells
Culture

"CRISPR babies": The year's strangest science story ends with jail time

One of the most dramatic science stories of the year comes to a close 

By Emma Betuel
Entertainment

'Illuminati Ball' turns CRISPR gene editing into sexy sci-fi horror

Cynthia von Buhler tells Inverse about immersive theater experience and the accompanying graphic novel due out later this month.

By Corey Plante
Health

Scientists Reveal Unexpected Outcome of China's Rogue Human Gene Editing Trial

"It’s very hard to predict what the effect of a mutation is."

By Emma Betuel
Health

How CRISPR Gene Editing Trials on Humans Were Finally Approved in the US

In the wake of CRISPR controversy, American scientists forge ahead cautiously.

By Emma Betuel
Health

Bird Flu: CRISPR Gene-Edited Chickens May Save Us From the Next Pandemic

They're expected to hatch this year in Scotland.

By Sarah Sloat
Health

He Jiankui: Chinese CRISPR Baby Scientist Responds to Death Penalty Rumors

"He read the newspapers that came out overnight, which suggested that he may face the death penalty."

By Peter Hess
Entertainment

The Reason 'Rampage' Doesn't Understand Its CRISPR Technology Premise

Genetic editing might be real, but it doesn't work like this.

By Jake Kleinman
Health

"CRISPR Baby" Creator Reveals Details of His Rogue Gene Editing Experiment

"The volunteers were informed of the risk."

By Emma Betuel
Science

Ground Cherry: CRISPR Used to Make a New, Tasty, Genetically Modified Fruit

"We have taken something that’s very wild and unmanageable and kind of tamed it."

By Peter Hess
Science

What CRISPR Genome Editing Means for BRCA Breast Cancer Testing

"Our predictions based on our CRISPR studies are nearly perfectly accurate."

By Jay Shendure, Greg Findlay and Lea Starita
Science

The Rock’s CRISPR 'Rampage' Tweet Sends Science Community into Frenzy

Before he was The Rock, Dwayne Johnson was a science major.

By Peter Hess
Science

CRISPR Controversy Fuels Debate in the Science Community

The revolutionary technique presents some fatal shortcomings.

By The Conversation
Science

The Fight for CRISPR Is a Battle in the War for Modern Science

A court case about gene-editing technology miniaturizes a larger debate about the future of science.

By Jonathon Keeney
Science

China’s Human CRISPR Tests Could Start a "Biomedical Duel”

A Chinese team became the first to test CRISPR gene editing on a human.

By James Grebey
Science

Fat Food Gene Discovery Could Lead to Biohacking Boom

By Yasmin Tayag
Science

'Luke Cage' Just Brought CRISPR Tech Into the Marvel Universe

By Yasmin Tayag
Science

The Fight for CRISPR Is Exposing the Dark Side of the Business of Science

Firestorms over a potential gene-editing fortune point to problems with the way we explore the natural world.

By Jonathon Keeney
Science

CRISPR Gene Therapy Has Cured a Mouse With Muscular Dystrophy

For the first time, a living mammal was cured of a genetic disease with a treatment we could use on humans.

By Peter Rugg
Science

Science to Watch in 2016: CRISPR Edits, Penis Swaps, and a Jupiter Mission

Science is only gonna get weirder next year.

By Yasmin Tayag
Health

The CRISPR Conspiracy Theory: Sci-Fi Aliens Evolved From Gene-Spliced Pets

Genetic engineering lets scientists re-shape different species. This is how the universe fills up with intelligent life.

By Yasmin Tayag