Cut and paste for longevity – new CRISPR tool enables drag-and-drop gene insertion
New technique PASTE can insert large DNA sequences at desired sites in cells. Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, scientists …
“Rosetta Stone” of immune cell function revealed by CRISPR scientists
By adapting a variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, researchers are able to activate genes in human immune cells and study …
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Modified RNA CRISPR boosts gene knockdown in human cells
Modified RNA guides improve gene targeting for next-generation CRISPR tools and therapies. In the latest of ongoing efforts to expand …
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Can CRISPR be used to diagnose aging?
Irina Conboy talks CRISPR and how the gene-editing tech may have a significant role to play in diagnostics. In the …
New CRISPR-free gene-editing tool exploits bacterial warfare
New tool uses an interbacterial toxin to achieve precise mitochondrial gene editing without CRISPR side-effects. Mitochondria – often called the …
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Wyss Institute and Cytosurge collaborate on CRISPR tech
The Wyss Institute at Harvard is joining forces with Swiss Biotech Cytosurge in a bid to improve CRISPR-based multiplexed gene …
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Better, faster, stronger CRISPR
Cytosurge claims to be able to make CRISPR “better and faster than anybody else on single cell level” – seeking investment to …
Human CRISPR trial heralds Longevity success
Trial finds not only that gene-edited immune cells are safe, but that they survive and thrive after being placed into …
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CRISPR in-body gene revolution gets underway
It has been an ethical minefield, but a scientific revolution. Could CRISPR in-body now be the next step in health …
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