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Gene Editing
Gene Editing: a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted or replaced in the genome of a living organism using engineered nucleases, or "molecular scissors". These nucleases create site-specific double-strand breaks (DSBs) at desired locations in the genome. The induced double-strand breaks are repaired through nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR), resulting in targeted mutations.
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MAR 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2020Cancer
Certain cancer treatments may be used effectively to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to ne ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2019Genetics & Genomics
He Jiankui, the scientist behind the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018, has been sentenced to three years i ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers from New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have created a new strain of tomatoes that can ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new gene therapy that makes use of exosomes, fluid sacs released i ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 22, 2019Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 17, 2019Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned why mutations in the ANT gene lead to heart problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2019Cancer
A twist to traditional immunotherapies could help cancer patients’ immune systems better detect cancer cells, maki ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the The Menzies Health Institute Queensland have found a way to use gene therapy CRISPR-Cas9 to treat cer ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 06, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2019Technology
Scientists have recently developed a chip-like device that utilizes tiny magnets that sort large populations of mixed ce ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists use fluorescently labeled proteins and CRISPR technology to image DNA transcription and chromosomal ...Written By: Carly Boyd
MAR 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2020
Cancer
Certain cancer treatments may be used effectively to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to ne
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
He Jiankui, the scientist behind the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018, has been sentenced to three years i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers from New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have created a new strain of tomatoes that can
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new gene therapy that makes use of exosomes, fluid sacs released i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 22, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
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
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned why mutations in the ANT gene lead to heart problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
A twist to traditional immunotherapies could help cancer patients’ immune systems better detect cancer cells, maki
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the The Menzies Health Institute Queensland have found a way to use gene therapy CRISPR-Cas9 to treat cer
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists have recently developed a chip-like device that utilizes tiny magnets that sort large populations of mixed ce
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists use fluorescently labeled proteins and CRISPR technology to image DNA transcription and chromosomal
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd