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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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OCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common cancer of the blood is lymphoma, but that designation encompasses a wide range of illnesses.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to help the many people that wait on transplant lists for an available organ would be to grow new ones. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Immunology
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Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2017Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2017Videos
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For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2017Videos
The human race is constantly evolving in response to our ever-changing environment. Arguably, with the swift progress of ...APR 18, 2017Videos
Using CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists at Tokushima University in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes wi ...APR 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The first report of a genetically modified ant has provided insight into how complex insect societies arose in insects. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2017Cancer
New work by scientists at Rockefeller University in New York could help young patients suffering from leukemia. They eng ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Videos
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tabulated that 122,563 people currently are in need of a lifesaving organ tr ...FEB 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2017Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common cancer of the blood is lymphoma, but that designation encompasses a wide range of illnesses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to help the many people that wait on transplant lists for an available organ would be to grow new ones. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 03, 2017
Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
A quick look around the grocery store shelves and it becomes clear that a label of "Non-GMO" is a pretty popular way to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2017
Videos
The human race is constantly evolving in response to our ever-changing environment. Arguably, with the swift progress of
...
APR 18, 2017
Videos
Using CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists at Tokushima University in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes wi
...
APR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The first report of a genetically modified ant has provided insight into how complex insect societies arose in insects.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2017
Cancer
New work by scientists at Rockefeller University in New York could help young patients suffering from leukemia. They eng
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Videos
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tabulated that 122,563 people currently are in need of a lifesaving organ tr
...
FEB 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch