Epigenetic editing shows promise against chronic hep B infections

Image: Shutterstock June 1, 2026 02:48 PM EDT R&DCell/Gene Tx Epi­ge­net­ic edit­ing shows promise against chron­ic hep B in­fec­tions Ryan Cross Senior Science Correspondent A new method of CRISPR-based gene edit­ing shows promise in cur­tail­ing chron­ic he­pati­tis B in­fec­tions. Its twist is to si­lence dis­ease-caus­ing genes with­out al­ter­ing the … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER