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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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NOV 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
For decades, anti-malaria drugs--known as Chloroquines, have used to treat cancer. But the role in repurposing these dru ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 20, 2018Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 10, 2018Videos
Using a special kind of stem cell and genetic engineering, researchers have learned more about what's possible in reprod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2018Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patientsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 22, 2018Immunology
Scientists develop a novel technology that allows for protein barcoding to reveal gene functionWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
You may not have heard of the groundcherry, but scientists are eager to get people to try the newly-modified exotic frui ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2018Videos
The CRISPR gene-editing system has been touted as a miraculous tool, but it has its problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, researchers have modeled mitosis in interactive 4D.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In mice lacking genes important to acetylcholine signaling, REM sleep was nearly lost.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2018Technology
Researchers at the University of Illinois have adapted to new CRISPR gene-editing technology that causes the cell's ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 30, 2018Cancer
Researchers have found key markers in identifying the progression of melanoma by stages.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 24, 2018Cancer
CRISPR gene editing came about based on transfection and transduction type models of genetic transfer. There is potenti ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Cancer
CRISPR can be used to dupe circulating tumor cells into killing their own main tumor after "re-homing" back with a death ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Videos
Some diseases are caused by a single gene mutation. Others are far more complex.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2018Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This is the first time a gene alteration has successfully changed behaviors associated with autism.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
For decades, anti-malaria drugs--known as Chloroquines, have used to treat cancer. But the role in repurposing these dru
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 20, 2018
Immunology
A team at UCSF makes use of new SLICE tool to generate mutations that reveal specific genetic functions.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 10, 2018
Videos
Using a special kind of stem cell and genetic engineering, researchers have learned more about what's possible in reprod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2018
Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 22, 2018
Immunology
Scientists develop a novel technology that allows for protein barcoding to reveal gene function
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
You may not have heard of the groundcherry, but scientists are eager to get people to try the newly-modified exotic frui
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2018
Videos
The CRISPR gene-editing system has been touted as a miraculous tool, but it has its problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, researchers have modeled mitosis in interactive 4D.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In mice lacking genes important to acetylcholine signaling, REM sleep was nearly lost.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2018
Technology
Researchers at the University of Illinois have adapted to new CRISPR gene-editing technology that causes the cell's
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 30, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have found key markers in identifying the progression of melanoma by stages.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 24, 2018
Cancer
CRISPR gene editing came about based on transfection and transduction type models of genetic transfer. There is potenti
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
CRISPR can be used to dupe circulating tumor cells into killing their own main tumor after "re-homing" back with a death
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Videos
Some diseases are caused by a single gene mutation. Others are far more complex.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2018
Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This is the first time a gene alteration has successfully changed behaviors associated with autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch