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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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JUL 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 26, 2016
Videos
Jatin Roper is a gastroenterologist who works in the laboratory of Omer Yilmaz, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Mas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 20, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers at Harvard has made a revolutionary proposition to the world of molecular biology. They suggest th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2016
Videos
HOW CRISPR CHANGES RESEARCH 
CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing technique that allows scientists to accurately and e
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 03, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time since 2007 when scientists were just beginning to understand the DNA manipulation capabilities of CRI
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 19, 2016
Videos
The technique of CRISPR gene editing is the newest way for scientists and researchers to manipulate genes. By knocking o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Johns Hopkins researchers found a new way to transplant kidney organs from any donor – regardless of compatibility
...
MAR 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
JAN 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese
...
NOV 21, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tabulated that 122,563 people currently are in need of a lifesaving organ tr
...