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Nearly 170 genes determine hair, skin and eye color, CRISPR study reveals

By Stephanie Pappas published

Black hair? Green eyes? More than 160 genes determine your coloration, and their interactions are incredibly complicated.

Genetics
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Meet 'Fanzor,' the 1st CRISPR-like system found in complex life

By Amanda Heidt published

Scientists discovered Fanzor proteins, which work like CRISPR but are smaller and more easily delivered into cells, and used them to edit human DNA.

Genetics
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1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales

Snakes
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Scientists discover possible antidote for death caps, the world's deadliest mushroom

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

A potential antidote for death cap mushrooms has been discovered and tested in lab dish studies and in mice.

Medicine & Drugs
Concept of gene editing. Here we see a gloved hand with tweezers pinching out a part of a DNA double helix.

Gene therapy: What is it and how does it work?

By Dr. David Warmflash published

Gene therapies treat or prevent disease by tweaking the content or expression of cells' DNA.

Genetics
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A teen's cancer is in remission after she received new cells edited with CRISPR

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A young girl entered remission after receiving an experimental cancer treatment.

Cancer
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The CIA wants to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction

By Brandon Specktor published

The CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences, a company that wants to bring woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers back from extinction using DNA editing.

Mammoths
Cacao pod

Can Gene Editing Save the World's Chocolate?

By Laura Geggel last updated

Planet Earth
Tasmanian tigers are extinct — but that could change within 10 years, scientists say.

Could extinct Tasmanian tigers be brought back from the dead?

By Mindy Weisberger published

Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct for nearly 100 years. But scientists say gene-editing technology could bring back this lost species.

Cats
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Newfound viruses named for Norse gods could have fueled the rise of complex life

By Nicoletta Lanese published

These viruses were found in hot springs and the deep sea.

Animals
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