Most people who have heard of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (more commonly known as CRISPR) associate it with gene editing—the precise molecular scissors that allow ...

CRISPR gene editing has revolutionized the field of molecular biology, offering precise, efficient, and versatile tools for genome modification. The technology has rapidly evolved beyond the original ...

Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, best known as the delivery vehicle for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines received by billions of people, are now at the center of a much larger medical revolution. Researchers ...

RNA vaccines saved millions of lives during COVID-19 but have limitations like waning immunity and complex production.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics have moved from a promising idea to clinical reality, accelerating vaccine development and ...

Researchers have developed a new lipid nanoparticle design that directs mRNA to the pancreas by exploiting the organ’s own ...

Increasing the efficiency of LNPs as therapeutic vehicles offers promise for better mRNA-based and gene editing treatment ...

The COVID pandemic ushered mRNA vaccines into the spotlight, and the technology has even greater potential. Here’s what to ...

In May 2025, the world celebrated the success of KJ, an infant who was treated with the world’s first personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy. KJ was born with severe carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 ...

Tools like CRISPR-Cas9 are creating new opportunities for innovation in St. Louis, as well as risks around IP protection and regulation.