CRISPR Finds Alzheimer's Clues in Brain's Cleaning Crew Microglia clear out the brain’s cellular debris and play a central role in maintaining the health of neurons. Changes in these special immune cells could act as potential drivers of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a research team led by

Chinese Scientists Develop New ‘Controllable and Reversible’ Gene-Editing Technique Chinese scientists say they have discovered a new method that can significantly improve the efficiency of genome-editing tools. Read more...

Intellia Now Has the Data for No. 1 Unanswered Gene Editing Question: Does It Last? Intellia Therapeutics proved last year that gene editing can work in humans. But a lingering question was, for how long? Now, the biotech has the data to begin to answer that question. Read more...