Gene-edited marmosets may mimic Rett syndrome traits
Researchers have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to disable the MECP2 gene in marmoset embryos. The six such marmosets created seem to recapitulate aspects of Rett syndrome.
Researchers have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to disable the MECP2 gene in marmoset embryos. The six such marmosets created seem to recapitulate aspects of Rett syndrome.
Injecting the gene-editing tool CRISPR into the brains of mice may reverse the effects of an autism mutation at any age.
A new method uses mutations in DNA to maintain a detailed record of series of cellular events.
Forecasts for this year’s Nobel Prizes include several researchers whose work is relevant to autism.
New versions of the DNA editor CRISPR enable scientists to turn off specific genes in rats, detect mutations in human tissue and delete segments of the genome.
Researchers are edging closer to a therapy for Angelman syndrome — a condition related to autism — that involves injecting the gene-editing enzyme CRISPR into the fetal brain.
Lilia Iakoucheva spends her days running outdoors and solving the molecular complexities of autism, sometimes at the same time.
A group of the world’s leading geneticists is calling for a moratorium on the editing of DNA in human embryos.
Scientists have created five monkey clones, all carrying an edit to a specific gene.
A variety of genetic risk factors for autism may disrupt some of the same processes in cells.