RNA-Targeting CRISPR
Scientists identify a novel CRISPR system that zeroes in on single-stranded RNA. Much attention paid to the bacterial CRISPR/Cas9system...
New Technique Helps Researchers Determine Developmental Origins of Cells
Summary HHMI scientists have pioneered the use of genome editing to trace lineage in living system. Genome editing of synthetic target...
Mapping Traits to Genes with CRISPR Researchers develop a technique to direct chromosome recombinati
When mapping phenotypic traits to specific loci, scientists typically rely on the natural recombination of chromosomes during meiotic...
With CRISPR, Modeling Disease in Mini Organs. Organoids grown from genetically edited stem cells are
Traditionally, gene therapy efforts have attempted to treat genetic diseases by modifying DNA inside a patient’s body, but it has been a...
Scientists solve CRISPR’s enthusiasm for cutting DNA
Molecule by molecule, the transformational genome-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9 is getting so many upgrades so quickly it’s like...
Serotonin transporter structure revealed
At a Glance Researchers determined the 3-D structure of the serotonin transporter and visualized how 2 common antidepressants interact...
Scientists unveil the ‘most clever CRISPR gadget’ so far...
For all the hoopla about CRISPR, the revolutionary genome-editing technology has a dirty little secret: it’s a very messy business....
Gene-editing surges as US rethinks regulations Committee begins study to guide oversight of modified
The industry that has blanketed more than 181 million hectares of the world’s farmland with genetically modified (GM) crops is in the...
CRISPR: Transformative and Troubling
A researcher, seen through a window, prepares DNA in a laboratory at the Bioaster Technology Research Institute in Lyon. (Photo: Robert...
Viral ‘fossils’ in our DNA may help us fight infection
You are up to 8% virus, at least as far as your genome is concerned. Up to 100,000 pieces of ancient viral DNA live among our genes, yet...
