POSTS TAGGED AS gene editing

Nanocapsules in Gene Editing Therapy for Alzheimer’s

Changing the brain- nanocapsule therapy edits the Alzheimer’s gene
“Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (WI, USA) have developed a nanocapsule [MORE]

A Senescent Cell Brain Tumor Vaccine

A vaccine could both  kill and prevent brain cancer using an unusual approach
“Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (MA, USA) [MORE]

Base-Editing Gene Therapy Cures a Child’s Incurable Leukemia

Teenager’s “incurable” leukemia cured by new base editing gene therapy
“A teenager in the UK has become the first person to [MORE]

CRISPR “PASTE”

New CRISPR gene-editing system can “drag-and-drop” DNA in bulk
A new technique has been added to the CRISPR gene-editing toolbox. Known [MORE]

Reading Cellular RNA

CellREADR  – Programmable RNA sensing for cell monitoring and manipulation
“Here we [neurobiologists, Duke University] describe CellREADR (Cell access through RNA [MORE]

The Er Blood Type

New milestone in blood sciences, Er blood type
“In this study [researchers in Britain], individuals with alloantibodies against a collection of [MORE]

Some Gene Editing Targets Risk Toxicity and Instability

Study says gene editing with CRISPR/Cas9 can lead to cell toxicity and genome instability
“Scientists at IRB Barcelona [Institute for Research [MORE]

Gene Editing to Lower Cholesterol

Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth
“A volunteer in New Zealand has become the first [MORE]

CRISPR Skin Grafts Instead of Insulin Injections

Engineered epidermal progenitor cells can correct diet-Induced obesity and diabetes
Researchers at the University of Chicago have used CRISPR gene editing [MORE]

Gene Editing Shows Long Term Efficacy forBeta Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Anemia
“In a late-breaking abstract presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, a group of researchers that includes [MORE]

Compacting Cas for Precise Gene Editing

MIT neuroscientists expand CRISPR toolkit with new, compact Cas7-11 enzyme
“It was already known that Cas7-11 is a combination of five [MORE]

Genome Editing with IscB-ωRNA

Genome Editing with IscB-ωRNA
“In new research, Cornell scientists provide an explanation for how this problem [i.e. the large size of [MORE]

“SuperFi” Gene Editing

SuperFi-Cas9 makes gene editing safer
“A recent study . . . at The University of Texas at Austin (TX, USA) reveals [MORE]

Brief History of Humanized Mice

Creating Genetically Humanized Mice
“Historically, genetic humanization of model organisms was achieved through one of two methods: random insertion transgenic humanization [MORE]