CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses
The new delivery mechanism completely turned off a gene responsible for high cholesterol in mice. Continue reading CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses
Tag Archives: CRISPR
We Can Now Edit Single ‘Letters’ of DNA
New discoveries bring greater precision to gene editing. Continue reading We Can Now Edit Single ‘Letters’ of DNA
Nobel Winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ Predicted the Gene Editing Debate
On Thursday, Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading Nobel Winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ Predicted the Gene Editing Debate
Scientists Used CRISPR to Edit a Gene That Causes Miscarriages
The gene editing technology could eventually herald the next frontier in fertility treatment. Continue reading Scientists Used CRISPR to Edit a Gene That Causes Miscarriages
It’s Happening: US Scientists Reportedly Made a Genetically Modified Human Embryo
Movie Encoded in DNA is the First Step Toward Datalogging with Living Cells
While DNA is a reasonably good storage medium, it’s not particularly fast, cheap, or convenient to read and write to.
What if living cells could simplify that by recording useful data into their own DNA for later analysis? At Harvard Medical School, scientists are working towards this goal by using CRISPR to encode and retrieve a short video in bacterial cells.
CRISPR is part of the immune system of many bacteria, and works by storing sequences of viral DNA in a specific location to identify and eliminate viral infections. As a tool for genetic engineering, it’s cheaper and has fewer …read more
Continue reading Movie Encoded in DNA is the First Step Toward Datalogging with Living Cells
CRISPR Is Not Accurate Enough to Save Us Yet
Scientists are at odds over a study that says gene editing comes with thousands of unwanted mutations. Continue reading CRISPR Is Not Accurate Enough to Save Us Yet
We Should Study Octopus DNA To Better Understand Our Own
“It’s hard not to get excited about these guys.” Continue reading We Should Study Octopus DNA To Better Understand Our Own
These People Want to Genetically Engineer Pink Chickens
The Pink Chicken Project wants to use CRISPR to alter all chickens’ DNA in order to send a message about the health of our environment. Continue reading These People Want to Genetically Engineer Pink Chickens
A Groundbreaking Report on Gene Editing Says We Shouldn’t Create Enhanced Humans
An international group of experts engaged with the ethical and regulatory problems facing gene editing and came to a surprising conclusion. Continue reading A Groundbreaking Report on Gene Editing Says We Shouldn’t Create Enhanced Humans