RNA-Editing Tool a Fast, Easy Test for COVID-19 and Other Diseases
Cas13 Engineered To Simplify the Identification of Coronavirus A new engineered CRISPR-based method accurately finds RNA from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The highly…
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Potentially Hazardous: CRISPR Therapeutics Could Promote Cancer
The study showed that CRISPR therapeutics can damage the genome. The researchers caution: “The CRISPR genome editing method is very effective, but not always safe….
Curing Debilitating Genetic Diseases: “Soft” CRISPR May Offer a New Fix for Genetic Defects
Targeted repairs with ‘nicks’ of single DNA strands provide the foundation for novel disease therapies. One of the great challenges of modern medicine is curing…
A Potential Cure for AIDS: Defeating HIV With a Single Injection
The technology also has the potential to be developed into a cure for AIDS A new study from Tel Aviv University proposes a novel AIDS…
Scientists Create Tomatoes Genetically Engineered To Boost Vitamin D
Tomatoes that have been gene-edited to produce vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a worldwide…
CRISPR Gene Editing Now Possible in Cockroaches
According to a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Methods by Cell Press on May 16th, 2022, researchers devised a CRISPR-Cas9 technique to enable…
Here CRISPR Kitty? Progress in Developing a Hypoallergenic Cat
Researchers at InBio (formerly Indoor Biotechnologies), a biotech company in Virginia, report progress en route to developing a hypoallergenic cat – or at least treating…
AI-Designed Protein Can Awaken Silenced Genes, One by One
Technique allows researchers to toggle on individual genes that regulate cell growth, development, and function. By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial…
Forget Mammoths – These Scientists Are Working To Resurrect the Extinct Christmas Island Rat Through DNA Editing
Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, mammoths 4,000 years ago, and the Christmas Island Rat 119 years ago. Since becoming a popular concept in…
New Approach to Gene Therapy: Prime Editing System Inserts Entire Genes in Human Cells
A CRISPR-based gene editing technique called twin prime editing could be a new and safer approach to gene therapy. Researchers at the Broad Institute of…
Next Generation Prime Gene Editing Systems Expands Technology’s Therapeutic and Research Applications
Researchers have boosted the efficiency of prime editing, a highly versatile CRISPR-based gene editing technology, and used the improved system to correct disease mutations in…
“Community Genetic Editing” – Using CRISPR To Modify Genes in Multiple Cell Types Simultaneously
Two new methods allow CRISPR editing of genes in multiple cell types simultaneously. To date, CRISPR enzymes have been used to edit the genomes of…
Effectiveness of Ultrasound Cancer Therapy Boosted by CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
Sonodynamic therapy uses ultrasound in combination with drugs to release harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the site of a tumor. However, the treatment isn’t…
Cheers! Better Beer From CRISPR Gene-Edited Barley
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists develop and study gene-edited barley that resists pre-harvest sprouting. After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer…
Discovery Points Toward the Next Revolution in Genome Editing Technology
New Programmable Gene Editing Proteins Found Outside of CRISPR Systems Researchers find RNA-guided enzymes are more diverse and widespread than previously believed. Within the last…
Researchers Engineer a Mini CRISPR Genetic Editing System That Could Be Easier To Deliver Into Cells
A compact and efficient CRISPR-Cas system, named CasMINI, could be broadly useful for cell-engineering and gene-therapy applications because it is easier to deliver into cells….
New CRISPR-Based Technology To Genetically Control Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes
CRISPR-based system developed to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization. Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have…
“Mini” CRISPR Genetic Editing System Engineered – Easier To Deliver Into Human Cells for Gene Therapy
Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system to make a smaller version of the genome engineering tool. Its diminutive size should make it easier to…
