WHAT IS CRISPR-CAS9?
7 years, 3 months ago

WHAT IS CRISPR-CAS9?

Daily Mail  

The approach has been used previously to edit the HBB gene responsible for a condition called β-thalassaemia. Get ready for genetically engineered 'super chocolate': Scientists use gene editing tools to make cacao trees resistant to disease Gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, a Penn. Revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR could CAUSE cancer by making cells less able to repair DNA damage Researchers from the University of Cambridge warn CRISPR may reduce cells abilities to protect themselves from DNA damage. Albino lizards make history as the world's first gene-edited reptiles to be created by scientists Researchers at the University of Georgia tweaked the existing CRISPR method use on mammals for the reptiles. Fertility clinic asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos just ONE WEEK after he created the world's.

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The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies
3 weeks, 3 days ago

The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies

The Economist  

T he world was shocked in 2018 when He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, announced that he had helped to produce two girls whose genetic code he had edited when they had been embryos. Scientists around the world condemned the work as wildly premature and possibly dangerous—the Chinese authorities agreed and Dr He was imprisoned for three years. And he still …

Putting the gene editing tool to use
2 months, 1 week ago

Putting the gene editing tool to use

The Hindu  

When you edit a letter or a document, you make specific changes in the words and phrases to make the meaning clearer. Gene editing involves changing the sequence of DNA using specific enzymes which can cut DNA at a precise location, thus permitting the removal, addition, or replacement of genetic information within a gene. He then went ahead, obtained a …

How CRISPR can edit entire microbial populations in our gut
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How CRISPR can edit entire microbial populations in our gut

NPR  

How CRISPR can edit entire microbial populations in our gut Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Augmenting Humans. Jennifer Doudna's gene-editing technology CRISPR can now manipulate populations of microbes. Together with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, Doudna has developed a technology called CRISPR-Cas9 that enables genome editing in any living cell. Web Resources Related TED Bio: Jennifer DoudnaRelated TED …

The era of CRISPR therapeutics is here – what can we expect? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

The era of CRISPR therapeutics is here – what can we expect? | Explained

The Hindu  

Imagine a future where genetic anomalies can be precisely targeted and corrected using genome editing – a giant leap from our ability to sequence or read human genomes two decades ago. The 2020 Nobel Prize didn’t only honour the researchers: it also symbolised the start of a time in which people couldn’t just read human genomes but also edit or …

Jennifer Doudna Believes Crispr Is for Everyone
55 years, 2 months ago

Jennifer Doudna Believes Crispr Is for Everyone

Wired  

It’s been a monumental year for Crispr, the molecular tool scientists use to edit genetic material. This November, the United Kingdom authorized the first medical treatment using Crispr gene editing, giving people with sickle cell disease new opportunities to receive a one-time therapy to prevent episodes of terrible pain. “It’s expensive,” Jennifer Doudna, the pioneering biochemist who won a Nobel …

Can Genetic Modification Technology CRISPR be Applied to Covid-19 diagnostics?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can Genetic Modification Technology CRISPR be Applied to Covid-19 diagnostics?

News 18  

US scientists have repurposed genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics, particularly in the treatment of Covid-19. The technology involves customisable collections of proteins which are attached to a variant of Cas9, the protein at the heart of CRISPR, that will bind to DNA …

CRISPR gene editing can cause unwanted changes in human embryos, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

CRISPR gene editing can cause unwanted changes in human embryos, study finds

Firstpost  

Instead of addressing genetic mutations, the CRISPR-Cas9 technology appeared to wreak genetic havoc in about half the specimens that the researchers examined A powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, which this month nabbed the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for two female scientists, can cause serious side effects in the cells of human embryos, prompting them to discard large chunks of their …

The Hindu Explains | How does a genome editing tool developed by two women scientists help in tackling diseases?
4 years, 5 months ago

The Hindu Explains | How does a genome editing tool developed by two women scientists help in tackling diseases?

The Hindu  

The story so far : The 2020 Nobel Prizes for sciences announced this week made history of sorts when one of it was exclusively shared by two women. Scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier bagged the Nobel Prize for Chemistry “for the development of a method for genome editing”. The discovery of “one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 …

Explained: 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
4 years, 5 months ago

Explained: 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Hindu  

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for discovering one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using components of the CRISPR system, researchers can add, remove, or even alter specific DNA sequences. Emmanuelle Charpentier who was studying a bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, noticed a previously unknown molecule called tracrRNA. Further studies …

Crispr: What is genome editing? All you need to know about Nobel-winning controversial technology
4 years, 5 months ago

Crispr: What is genome editing? All you need to know about Nobel-winning controversial technology

India Today  

Two women -- Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna -- were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry by the Nobel Committee on Wednesday. The duo received the Nobel Prize in chemistry award for developing a method of genome editing, or gene editing, likened to "molecular scissors" that offers the promise of one day curing inherited diseases and even cancer. A …

Scientists claim to have uses CRISPR for the first time to treat a patient who was blind
5 years ago

Scientists claim to have uses CRISPR for the first time to treat a patient who was blind

Firstpost  

They said that it will take up to a month to see if this surgery worked and has restored the patient’s vision. Scientists say they have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. “We think it could open …

Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui
5 years, 3 months ago

Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui

Daily Mail  

He Jiankui, the disgraced scientist who was internationally condemned for gene-editing twin girls, may have put the health of the children at risk by adding unintended mutations into their genetic code. Dr Vassena adds: 'The idea that editing-derived embryos may one day be able to 'control the HIV epidemic,' as the authors claim, is preposterous. 'It's almost like not editing …

CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test
5 years, 4 months ago

CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test

NPR  

CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test Enlarge this image toggle caption Jure Gasparic/EyeEm/Getty Images Jure Gasparic/EyeEm/Getty Images The powerful gene-editing technique known as CRISPR has raised a lot of hope in recent years for its potential to offer new ways to treat many diseases, including cancer. On Wednesday, researchers revealed data from the first study …

Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes
5 years, 5 months ago

Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes

NPR  

Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes Scientists have created a new way to edit DNA that appears to make it even easier to precisely and safely re-write genes. "It's proven difficult to use these molecular scissors to make precise DNA changes in most cell types," says David Liu, a biologist at Harvard, MIT and the Broad Institute …

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows
5 years, 6 months ago

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows

NPR  

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows Enlarge this image MOLEKUUL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra MOLEKUUL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra There's been a lot of excitement lately that the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR could offer a new way to treat health problems ranging from cancer to blindness. Chinese scientists have published …

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR
5 years, 7 months ago

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR

NPR  

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Elias Williams for NPR Elias Williams for NPR First it was human embryos. "It doesn't matter whether you're manipulating the embryo or you're manipulating the sperm," says Françoise Baylis, a bioethicist at Dalhousie University in Canada, who is advising the World Health Organization …

The World Health Organization Says No More Gene-Edited Babies
55 years, 2 months ago

The World Health Organization Says No More Gene-Edited Babies

Wired  

The world’s largest public health authority has weighed in with the most authoritative statement yet on the use of Crispr to alter the DNA of human babies. Eight months after a rogue Chinese scientist revealed he had secretly created the world’s first gene-edited children, the World Health Organization is asking countries to put a stop to any experiments that would …

For the first time, researchers use gene editing to cure mice of HIV
5 years, 8 months ago

For the first time, researchers use gene editing to cure mice of HIV

Salon  

For the first time in history, researchers have successfully eliminated HIV from infected mice DNA. In a study published on Tuesday in Nature Communications, researchers reported a potential new way to cure HIV, a disease that affects an estimated 1.1 million people in the United States. Fortunately, life expectancy for those living with AIDS has greatly improved over the last …

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death
5 years, 9 months ago

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death

NPR  

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death Enlarge this image toggle caption Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty Images There are new concerns about the world's first genetically modified babies. "I think we should always be concerned about unanticipated consequences of any new technology, not just gene-editing and embryos," says George Church, a professor of …

Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos
5 years, 9 months ago

Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos

Daily Mail  

A fertility clinic in Dubai asked disgraced scientist He Jiankui for help in controversial experiments modifying the genes of human embryos. Jennifer Doudna, a University of California, Berkeley, co-inventor of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that He Jiankui used, said that she has heard of others who want to edit embryos William Hurlbut of Stanford University speaks to reporters during the …

CRISPR used to treat two human cancer patients for the first time in UPenn study
5 years, 11 months ago

CRISPR used to treat two human cancer patients for the first time in UPenn study

Firstpost  

Gene-editing technology CRISPR is finally moving out laboratories and into clinical settings around the world. Three years after have passed since the National Institute of Health gave a research team at the University of Pennsylvania the green-light to begin trials for gene-editing technology CRISPR in humans. Researchers at UPenn have used CRISPR to treat two cancer patients so far, the …

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway
5 years, 11 months ago

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway

NPR  

Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway Enlarge this image toggle caption Molekuul/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Molekuul/Getty Images/Science Photo Library The powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR has been in the news a lot. Sponsor Message Research News Scientists Plan To Start Human Trials Testing CRISPR Soon Scientists Plan To Start Human Trials Testing CRISPR Soon 4:30 One …

Gene-edited babies: Chinese scientist was told ‘not to proceed’
6 years, 2 months ago

Gene-edited babies: Chinese scientist was told ‘not to proceed’

CNN  

CNN — As 2018 drew to a close, one scientist unveiled research that entered a new era of science. Everyone he talked to – which was not many people – had said “don’t go there,” “don’t do it,” explained Robin Lovell-Badge of the UK research facility the Francis Crick Institute, who organized the scientific summit in Hong Kong during which …

Scientists in China are losing touch with patients of gene editing trials: Report
6 years, 2 months ago

Scientists in China are losing touch with patients of gene editing trials: Report

Firstpost  

China has asked hospitals, universities to submit reports on all gene-editing trials since 2013. The technology that powered this boost, a tool called CRISPR-Cas 9 to edit DNA inside living cells, has come under fire from a recent controversy from one such researcher, He Jiankui, whose study led to the birth of twin girls “Lulu and Nana”, who Jiankui claims …

Gene editing experts discuss whether controversy is rushing the still-young technology
6 years, 3 months ago

Gene editing experts discuss whether controversy is rushing the still-young technology

Firstpost  

A Chinese scientist’s stunning claim he has pioneered the world’s first genetically modified baby has suddenly made the eternal debate over ethics and emerging scientific capabilities pressing and real. “It’s obvious that everything that is technically feasible is not ethically desirable,” said Cynthia Fleury, a member of the French Ethics Committee. “Trying to rush the technology” The concern of the …

‘Extremely abominable’: Chinese gene-editing scientist faces law
6 years, 3 months ago

‘Extremely abominable’: Chinese gene-editing scientist faces law

Al Jazeera  

China condemns the work of He Jiankui as institutions distance themselves from the academic who gene-edited twin girls. Xi said genetically engineering the DNA of twin girls so they would not develop HIV, breached scientific ethics, adding that gene-editing of human embryos for reproduction purposes was “explicitly banned” in China. China’s National Health Commission said He’s activities would be investigated …

CRISPR: The genetic editing tool that holds promise & peril
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR: The genetic editing tool that holds promise & peril

Live Mint  

Chinese researcher He Jiankui has claimed that he used CRISPR to produce the world’s first “designer babies”. Jiankui said he used CRISPR—Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats—to alter the genes of a pair of twins while they were embryos to make the babies resistant to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In 2017, a US science and medicine advisory group …

Baby-editing geneticist says a second volunteer in controversial study is pregnant
6 years, 3 months ago

Baby-editing geneticist says a second volunteer in controversial study is pregnant

Firstpost  

He said he used a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes. A Chinese scientist at the centre of an ethical storm over what he claims are the world’s first genetically edited babies said on 28 November he is proud of his work and revealed that another volunteer is pregnant as part of the research. He Jiankui, …

Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway
6 years, 3 months ago

Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway

Daily Mail  

A controversial Chinese scientist who this week claimed to have created the world's first gene-edited babies now says a second pregnancy is underway. Dr He Jiankui revealed the possible pregnancy while making his first public comments about his scandal-hit work at an international genome editing conference in Hong Kong One British scientist, who described the experiment as 'monstrous', said the …

Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage
6 years, 3 months ago

Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage

Firstpost  

This is a great blow to China’s reputation & development of biomedical research: Chinese scientists. ‘Immediate investigation’ Qiu Renzong, formerly the vice president of the Chinese Ministry of Health’s ethics committee, told reporters at the gene editing conference that lax regulations in China mean that scientists who break the rules often face no punishment, and think of the ministry as …

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？

China Daily  

首例人类基因编辑婴儿诞生事件一经出现在网络，便引发争议，其原因并不是这项技术的突破性，而是在人类毫无准备的情况下，为“人类物种”打开了一个面临巨大进化和道德风险的疯狂世界入口。 遗传学专家詹妮弗·道娜（Jennifer Doudna）与同事共同发明了突破性的新技术“基因编辑技术”，被称为CRISPR-Cas9。该工具允许科学家们对DNA进行精确的编辑，这可能对遗传性疾病的治疗有帮助.但也可能会被用来创造所谓的“订制婴儿”。道娜展示了CRISPR-Cas9的作用原理——并要求科学界暂缓脚步，来讨论这个新工具背后的伦理问题。 一起来看看她有关这一问题的演讲： A few years ago, with my colleague, Emmanuelle Charpentier, I invented a new technology for editing genomes. The CRISPR technology allows scientists to make changes to the DNA in cells that could allow us to cure genetic disease. 你可能有兴趣想知道，CRISPR技术其实来自于一个基础的科学研究， 它的主要目的是了解细菌如何与病毒感染进行对抗。 细菌必须在它们的环境里对付病毒。 我们可以这么想， 病毒感染像是个定时炸弹， 细菌在被消灭前， 只有几分钟时间可以拆除炸弹。 很多细菌在它们的细胞里有一种适应力免疫系统叫做"CRISPR"， 它可以使细菌侦测到病毒DNA并消灭它。 Part of the CRISPR system is a protein called …

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？

China Daily  

首例人类基因编辑婴儿诞生事件一经出现在网络，便引发争议，其原因并不是这项技术的突破性，而是在人类毫无准备的情况下，为“人类物种”打开了一个面临巨大进化和道德风险的疯狂世界入口。 遗传学专家詹妮弗·道娜（Jennifer Doudna）与同事共同发明了突破性的新技术“基因编辑技术”，被称为CRISPR-Cas9。该工具允许科学家们对DNA进行精确的编辑，这可能对遗传性疾病的治疗有帮助.但也可能会被用来创造所谓的“订制婴儿”。道娜展示了CRISPR-Cas9的作用原理——并要求科学界暂缓脚步，来讨论这个新工具背后的伦理问题。 一起来看看她有关这一问题的演讲： A few years ago, with my colleague, Emmanuelle Charpentier, I invented a new technology for editing genomes. The CRISPR technology allows scientists to make changes to the DNA in cells that could allow us to cure genetic disease. 你可能有兴趣想知道，CRISPR技术其实来自于一个基础的科学研究， 它的主要目的是了解细菌如何与病毒感染进行对抗。 细菌必须在它们的环境里对付病毒。 我们可以这么想， 病毒感染像是个定时炸弹， 细菌在被消灭前， 只有几分钟时间可以拆除炸弹。 很多细菌在它们的细胞里有一种适应力免疫系统叫做"CRISPR"， 它可以使细菌侦测到病毒DNA并消灭它。 Part of the CRISPR system is a protein called …

China baby gene-editing scientist defends his research, raises possibility of third embryo
6 years, 3 months ago

China baby gene-editing scientist defends his research, raises possibility of third embryo

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese scientist who sparked an international outcry after alleging to have helped create the world’s first genetically edited babies has raised the possibility of a third child being born, after announcing that a separate woman was pregnant at an early stage with a modified embryo. He said his research has been submitted to a scientific …

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies
6 years, 3 months ago

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies

NPR  

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP Updated at 6:15 a.m. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP She spoke after Harvard Medical School Dean George Daley alluded to He's claims as "missteps" that he worried might set back a highly promising field of research. "Just because …

Inventor of CRISPR calls for a global moratorium on gene-edited embryos, humans
6 years, 3 months ago

Inventor of CRISPR calls for a global moratorium on gene-edited embryos, humans

Firstpost  

The risks of such an experiment are still far greater than its benefits, Zhang said in a statement. A Harvard and MIT member, renowned genetic research Feng Zhang made the statement after a Chinese researcher claimed having helped create the world’s first babies with modified genes using CRISPR. The researcher claiming to have contributed to the success of the gene-editing …

Scientists, officials in China abhor gene editing that geneticist claims
6 years, 3 months ago

Scientists, officials in China abhor gene editing that geneticist claims

Live Mint  

Beijing/Shanghai: Chinese officials and scientists denounced on Tuesday the claims of a geneticist who said he had created the first gene-edited babies, and a hospital linked to his research suggested its ethical approval had been forged. China’s Genetics Society and the Chinese Society for Stem Cell Research said in a statement He had acted as an “individual” and his work …

World's first CRISPR gene-edited babies claimed by Chinese researcher as success
6 years, 3 months ago

World's first CRISPR gene-edited babies claimed by Chinese researcher as success

Firstpost  

Society will decide what to do next in terms of allowing or forbidding such science: Researcher. It’s “unconscionable … an experiment on human beings that is not morally or ethically defensible,” said Dr Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania gene editing expert and editor of a genetics journal. It’s a big deal.” However, one famed geneticist, Harvard University’s George Church, …

Gene-edited baby claim sparks outrage
6 years, 3 months ago

Gene-edited baby claim sparks outrage

The Hindu  

More than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned as “crazy” and unethical a geneticist's claim that he altered the genes of twin girls born this month to create the first gene-edited babies. China's National Health Commission said on Monday it was ”highly concerned” and had ordered provincial health officials “to immediately investigate and clarify the matter”. The …

China orders an inquiry into the 'world's first gene-edited babies'
6 years, 3 months ago

China orders an inquiry into the 'world's first gene-edited babies'

Daily Mail  

More than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned a geneticist's claim that he altered the genes of twin girls born this month as 'crazy' and unethical. A US scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the United States due to risks that altered DNA will …

China orders probe into first ‘gene-edited babies’
6 years, 3 months ago

China orders probe into first ‘gene-edited babies’

Al Jazeera  

Scientists denounce claims by Chinese geneticist as concerns are raised about its safety and ethics. We still might have a glimmer of hope to close it before it's too late by Scientists say in an open letter The government’s medical ethics committee in Shenzhen said it was investigating the case, as was the Guangdong provincial health commission, according to Southern …

Editing our genes
6 years, 5 months ago

Editing our genes

The Hindu  

American biochemist Jennifer Doudna, one of the pioneers of the gene editing tool Crispr-Cas9, woke up in a cold sweat after she dreamt of Adolf Hitler. In the book she co-authored, A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution, Doudna recounts the dream, and acknowledges the “truly incredible power” of the technology, “one that could …

HOW DOES CRISPR DNA EDITING WORK?
6 years, 6 months ago

HOW DOES CRISPR DNA EDITING WORK?

Daily Mail  

The CRISPR gene editing technique is being used an increasing amount in health research because it can change the building blocks of the body. Technically called CRISPR-Cas9, the process involves sending new strands of DNA and enzymes into organisms to edit their genes. Cas9 enzymes can then cut strands of DNA, effectively turning off a gene, or remove sections of …

What is Crispr Gene Editing? The Complete WIRED Guide
6 years, 10 months ago

What is Crispr Gene Editing? The Complete WIRED Guide

Wired  

But we won’t get there with the tools we’ve currently got, which is why researchers are now racing to chart the full expanses of the Crispr universe. Each new enzyme will not only advance Crispr’s gene editing powers but also extend its capabilities far beyond DNA manipulation. Because Crispr doesn’t use plant pathogens to manipulate DNA, the USDA has given …

CRISPR: offering a new hope for gene editing in plants, animals and humans
6 years, 11 months ago

CRISPR: offering a new hope for gene editing in plants, animals and humans

Live Mint  

Even in times as grim as the current global scenario, a few science stories offer hope and optimism. Although CRISPR-Cas9 is primarily known for its use in treating diseases like AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease, researchers are now looking at furthering its use to tackle famine, lending a hand in creating antibiotics, and even wiping out an entire …

Gene editing of human embryos in UK reveals new fertility clue
7 years, 6 months ago

Gene editing of human embryos in UK reveals new fertility clue

CNN  

Story highlights UK scientists have edited human embryos for the first time A key gene has been identified that helps determine the healthy development of human embryos CNN — The DNA of human embryos has been altered and studied for the first time in the UK, offering new insight into the early stages of human development. “We were surprised to …

Team pulls its paper on gene editing
7 years, 7 months ago

Team pulls its paper on gene editing

China Daily  

Chinese biologists to conduct more research at another lab A biological research team from China said on Thursday it has withdrawn a controversial paper on a new gene-editing technique and will carry out further research at a third-party laboratory. The team, led by Han Chunyu of Hebei University of Science and Technology, published the paper in May last year in …

Team pulls its paper on gene editing
7 years, 7 months ago

Team pulls its paper on gene editing

China Daily  

Chinese biologists to conduct more research at another lab A biological research team from China said on Thursday it has withdrawn a controversial paper on a new gene-editing technique and will carry out further research at a third-party laboratory. The team, led by Han Chunyu of Hebei University of Science and Technology, published the paper in May last year in …

For first time ever, scientists are able to edit DNA in human embryos through CRISPR technique!
7 years, 7 months ago

For first time ever, scientists are able to edit DNA in human embryos through CRISPR technique!

India TV News  

In a recent breakthrough, US scientists have been able to modify genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation. "We have demonstrated the possibility to correct mutations in a human embryo in a safe way and with a certain degree of efficiency," said Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory and a co-author of …

What you need to know about scientists fixing mutant genes
7 years, 7 months ago

What you need to know about scientists fixing mutant genes

ABC  

Gene editing is getting fresh attention thanks to a successful lab experiment with human embryos. In laboratory experiments, a team led by Oregon researchers used CRISPR to successfully repair a heart-damaging gene in human embryos, marking a step toward one day being able to prevent inherited diseases from being passed on to the next generation. The biggest everyday use of …

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