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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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SEP 21, 2019Cardiology
At normal levels, white fat tissue is known as the body's energy storage unit. When this type of tissue over accumul ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The events that occur during early mammalian development have tone carefully orchestrated, and timed perfectly.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2019Health & Medicine
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Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, the CRISPR gene editing system has been refined and advanced.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are challenges to working with nerve cells in the lab, which can create research bottlenecks in the study of neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations impacting a protein complex called SWI/SNF can cause a variety of problems. Now researchers know more about wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study published in Nature reveals an immunity to the CRISPR-Cas9 proteins in humansWritten By: Carly BoydJUL 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2019Health & Medicine
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has developed a technique to enhance the growth of new ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
With a more precise version of CRISPR/Cas9, researchers altered a single, mutated copy of a gene, leaving the correct on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2019
Cardiology
At normal levels, white fat tissue is known as the body's energy storage unit. When this type of tissue over accumul
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colds are famous for being incurable, but researchers may have found a way to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 50 million people have dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases emerging each year (World Health Organizatio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The events that occur during early mammalian development have tone carefully orchestrated, and timed perfectly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, the CRISPR gene editing system has been refined and advanced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are challenges to working with nerve cells in the lab, which can create research bottlenecks in the study of neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations impacting a protein complex called SWI/SNF can cause a variety of problems. Now researchers know more about wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study published in Nature reveals an immunity to the CRISPR-Cas9 proteins in humans
Written By:
Carly Boyd
JUL 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2019
Health & Medicine
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has developed a technique to enhance the growth of new
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
With a more precise version of CRISPR/Cas9, researchers altered a single, mutated copy of a gene, leaving the correct on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch