Gene editing could treat damage from ‘irreversible’ kidney disease

Kidney disease can lead to high blood pressure and infections Mohammed Haneffaa Nizamudeen/Getty Images The damage to the body caused by the most common type of inherited kidney disease was thought to be irreversible. But now, animal studies suggest that correcting the responsible mutations via Crispr gene editing can reverse at least some of it. … Read more

Premiere Pro’s First AI-Powered Video Editing Tool Is Available Now: Here’s How It Works

AI video technology is ramping up, and Adobe is bringing its most recognizable AI editing tool out of beta. Generative extend is now the first Firefly-powered tool in Premiere Pro, coming out of beta alongside a few other features. “Generative Extend is the first Firefly-powered feature in Premiere Pro, and the first tool of its … Read more

Will genome editing transform our children’s health? Some have doubts

The CRISPR protein (blue and pink) is hooked up to an RNA sequence (orange) that guides where to cut DNA (purple) Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The risk of developing many common conditions could be drastically reduced by making dozens of edits to people’s genomes at the embryo stage, claims a team of … Read more