CRISPR
CRISPR is an abbreviation of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. The name was minted at a time when the origin and use of the interspacing subsequences were not known. At that time the CRISPRs were described as segments of prokaryotic DNA containing short, repetitive base sequences. In a palindromic repeat, the sequence of nucleotides is the same in both directions. Each repetition is followed by short segments of spacer DNA from previous exposures to foreign DNA (e.g., a virus or plasmid). Small clusters of cas (CRISPR-associated) genes are located next to CRISPR sequences.
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FEB 17, 2020
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FEB 17, 2020
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Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2020
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FEB 16, 2020
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FEB 05, 2020
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Tara Fernandez
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 28, 2020
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
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JAN 19, 2020
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Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 13, 2020
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2019
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DEC 31, 2019
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DEC 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 25, 2019
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DEC 23, 2019
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DEC 23, 2019
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DEC 22, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 22, 2019
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Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 20, 2019
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Annie Lennon
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Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 10, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 07, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 03, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 01, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
NOV 13, 2019
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Tara Fernandez
NOV 03, 2019
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NOV 03, 2019
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OCT 30, 2019
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OCT 30, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
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OCT 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 22, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
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WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 10, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 06, 2019
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, bacteria....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
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A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for use in gene therapy....
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