Gene editing
Gene editing cuts to the chase
6 Feb 2024A programmable gene editing tool targets and eliminates a rapidly mutating RNA virus responsible for hand, foot and mouth disease.
Humans reject helpful RNA-editing enzymes
19 Oct 2023Gene editing holds promise for treating many conditions, but the bacterial origins of RNA-editing enzymes has been found to activate unwanted immune responses in healthy people.
Correcting glitches in human genes
31 Aug 2021Precise and efficient C:G to G:C gene-editing enzymes could pave the way for new treatments for genetic diseases.
Commemorating outstanding science and excellent scientists
18 Dec 2020From genomics to gene editing and cancer research, the A*STAR winners of the 2020 President’s Science and Technology Awards and Young Scientist Awards are blazing the trail in biological research.
Reprogramming T cells to attack solid tumors
17 Mar 2019A two-pronged genetic manipulation of T cells of the human immune system could lead to more effective cancer treatments