CRISPR
This Startup "PairWise" Is Using CRISPR To Make Better Produce
Posted in Science on 27th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
"The changes PairWise has made in our greens are no different than what can be achieved through conventional breeding, contain no foreign DNA, and therefore are not considered GMOs,"
CRISPR Gene Therapy Will Aim To Prevent Heart Attacks
Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller
If successful, it'll be the first foray of using base editors directly inside the body, and a potentially permanent solution for managing heart attacks.
New Virus-Like Particles Can Deliver CRISPR To Any Cell In The Body
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller
As a proof of concept, the system restored vision in a mouse model of genetic blindness, disabled a gene associated with high cholesterol levels, and fixed a malfunctioning gene inside the brain.
CRISPR gene-editing tested in space for first time in DNA damage study
Posted in Science on 3rd Jul, 2021
by Alex Muller
The gene-editing worked, making it the first such demonstration of the technology in space. The team says that this could be the first steps towards developing a way to repair the DNA of astronauts while in space, to keep them healthier as we spend increasing amounts of time away from Earth.
A New Gene Editing Tool Could Rival CRISPR, and Makes Millions of Edits at Once
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
This month, a team led by the famed synthetic biologist Dr. George Church at Harvard University hijacked another strange piece of bacteria biology. The result is a powerful tool that can, in theory, simultaneously edit millions of DNA sequences, with a “bar code” to keep track of changes.