César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues are probing genetic remnants of Neanderthals and extinct animals to find new antibiotics.

Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas of the Perelman School of Medicine led a team from Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that used gene editing to heal a baby with a rare genetic condition.

In a co-written opinion article, Hanming Fang of the School of Arts & Sciences says that jobs harm from Chinese imports has largely been local and temporary, while overall jobs and consumer welfare increased.

Kelly Harris of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Pennington African Cemetery serves as a testament to the past, a call to honor, and a safeguard of histories that might otherwise be forgotten.

Navneeth Murali, a rising second-year in the College of Arts and Sciences, is coaching five students competing in the National Spelling Bee this year.

Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses what an American pope means for U.S. Catholics.

Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School discusses problems in the regulation of AI trading bots.

Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas of the Perelman School of Medicine led colleagues at Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to treat a baby with a rare genetic disorder using a customized gene-editing treatment.

According to a report by A. Brooks Bowden of the Graduate School of Education, each student who is chronically absent in California schools creates a $5,630 economic burden to the community.