Biotech

The fight over lucrative rights to the gene-editing system began in May 2012

The hearing offers each side 20 minutes to make its case

A rare genetic mutation might inspire the first broad-spectrum antiviral

Remote-controlled origami robots can perform medical procedures from the inside out

Targeting cancer cells using their own DNA could help eliminate tumors and prevent recurrences

Synthetic biologists are close to putting living cells to work diagnosing human diseases and repairing environmental damage

Cheap, rapid screening for diseases such as Ebola and tuberculosis could save lives in remote and impoverished places

Scientists are on the threshold of crossing a sharp ethical line: permanently altering the human genetic code

Mitochondrial disease can somehow creep back in, even if a mother’s mitochondria are virtually eliminated in an attempt to block inherited illnesses

Next generation of Trojan-horse drugs designed to minimize damage to healthy cells

DARPA researchers are developing responses for accidental or malicious “genetic spills”