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  • New CRISPR genome editing system offers a wide range of versatility in human cells

    A team has developed a new CRISPR genome-editing approach by combining two of the most important proteins in molecular biology -- CRISPR-Cas9 and a reverse transcriptase -- into a single machine.

    2019-12-19
  • A Brief Guide to the Current CRISPR Landscape

    Hundreds of CRISPR patents have been granted around the world, and the number of applications continues to grow at a rapid pace.

    2019-09-20
  • Genes that Are Harmless on Their Own Cause Disease When Combined

    A case study of a family demonstrates that different genetic mutations from the two parents cause severe heart disease symptoms in the children.

    2019-09-20
  • Understanding yeast with probiotic properties

    Researchers led by Prof. Johan Thevelein (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) have discovered that Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast with probiotic properties, produces uniquely excessive amounts of acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. They were also able to find the gene…

    2019-09-10
  • Researchers find a weak spot in cancer cells

    Cancer cells form tumors. This statement, simple as it seems, hides a complex failure of normal immune responses that should eliminate tumor cells from the body before they ever form viable cancer masses. In other words, the tumor fools the body into accepting it as a normal part …

    2019-09-10
  • How CRISPR is Revolutionizing Biomedical Research

    The CRISPR/Cas9 system, usually simply referred to as CRISPR (which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) represents an example of adaptive immune system that makes bacteria and archaea resistant to exogenous viruses or plasmids. Recently, thriving …

    2019-09-03
  • Biomaterials smarten up with CRISPR

    The CRISPR-Cas system has become the go-to tool for researchers who study genes in an ever-growing list of organisms, and is being used to develop new gene therapies that potentially can correct a defect at a single nucleotide position of the vast reaches of the genome. It is also…

    2019-08-29
  • Harnessing power of CRISPR to control behavior of DNA-responsive materials

    The CRISPR-Cas system has become the go-to tool for researchers who study genes in an ever-growing list of organisms, and is being used to develop new gene therapies that potentially can correct a defect at a single nucleotide position of the vast reaches of the genome. It is also…

    2019-08-28
  • CRISPR cuts turn gels into biological watchdogs

    Is there anything CRISPR can’t do? Scientists have wielded the gene-editing tool to make scores of genetically modified organisms, as well as to track animal development, detect diseases and control pests. Now, they have found yet another application for it: using CRISPR to crea…

    2019-08-26