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Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially be used to create disease-resistant animals. This could curtail the spread of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

The FDA gave Intellia the go-ahead to begin a pivotal study of its gene-editing treatment for a heart disease, but NTLA stock fell.

Scientists have found they can partially protect chickens from bird flu infections by editing their genes

Research shows birds with small alterations to one gene are highly resistant to avian flu

The silk is said to be around six times stronger than Kevlar - an extremely strong material used to make bulletproof vests. 

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found that there are human genetic diseases that might be treatable, and perhaps even curable, through gene editing. Gene editing is the process by which sections of a person’s DNA are altered. Commonly…

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Act opens door to technology being used to create cats and dogs with extreme features, says charity

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments do not permit the commercial use of gene editing

A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.