Beam Ther­a­peu­tics gave an ini­tial look at the first hand­ful of pa­tients who re­ceived its ex­per­i­men­tal gene-edit­ed treat­ment for sick­le cell dis­ease.

A patient with sickle cell disease died while participating in a clinical trial of a CRISPR-based treatment from Beam Therapeutics, threatening to overshadow early signals of effective gene editing.

President Joe Biden's administration gave Israel a "fail" grade in regard to improving aid to Gaza during the ongoing war with Hamas militants. On Monday, State Department spokesperson Matthew ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - Seventh grade students in Alaska are pitching in to help the homeless. The students at STrEaM Academy in Anchorage have designed and built a tiny house to ...

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The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic ...

Israeli company Rafael has created Iron Beam, a high-energy laser weapon. (Courtesy of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) JERUSALEM — Iron Beam systems will be integrated into the network of ...

Infrequently used on its own, cement is actually an ingredient in concrete. For example, your home’s slab foundation is likely made of concrete, and the concrete was made with cement ...