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Albino Squid Illuminates Cephalopod Brain Activity

A team of researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has successfully engineered an albino strain of Euprymna berryi, the hummingbird bobtail squid.

21 Jun 2023

Utilizing Genome Editing to Encourage High Crop Yields

According to a recent study released in the journal Nature on June 14th, 2023, scientists from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of researchers utilized the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to generate disease-resistant rice plants.

16 Jun 2023

Dual CRISPR Gene Drive Systems Target a Specific Gene

According to recent research from North Carolina State University, scientists have created a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies—so-called “spotted-wing Drosophila” that severely damage soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe, and parts of South America.

13 Jun 2023

CRISPR/Cas9 Unlocks the Key Gene in the Development of Coral Skeleton Formation

Recent research conducted by Phillip Cleves of Carnegie employs sophisticated CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technologies to identify a gene essential to stony corals’ capacity to construct complex reef designs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published this.

6 Jun 2023

Antioxidant Enzymes Relocate to the Nucleus in Response to DNA Damage

In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. The nucleus being metabolically active is a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.

2 Jun 2023

Scientists Integrate Multiple Therapeutic Approaches to More Effectively Target Brain Metastatic Melanomas

Acting as a team, twin stem cells activate the immune system to suppress tumor growth and prolong survival in representative preclinical models.

1 Jun 2023

Research Uncovers the Biology Underpinning a Rare Genetic Mutation Linked to Painlessness

The biology underpinning a rare genetic mutation that allows its carrier to live virtually pain-free, heal more rapidly and experience reduced anxiety and fear, has been uncovered by new research from UCL.

24 May 2023

A High-Throughput Assay for Identifying and Validating ECHS1 Enzyme Genetic Variants

The enzyme variations of mitochondrial enoyl-CoA hydratase short-chain 1 (ECHS1) are dysfunctional. In Japan, they are mostly responsible for mitochondrial disease.

19 May 2023

Study Demonstrates the First Molecular Link Between Circatidal and Circadian Clocks

Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole have identified the first gene-; Bmal1-; to play a crucial role in regulating circatidal behavior in the crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis.

12 May 2023

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance.

12 May 2023

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development.

12 May 2023

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant.

10 May 2023

Mini Organs Provide New Insights Into Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Scientists of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands have revealed new scientific insights into the features of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of childhood liver cancer

4 May 2023

Csx28 Membrane Protein Enhances CRISPR's Anti-Viral Defense

CRISPR achieved scientific popularity for its capacity to quickly and precisely edit genes. At the core, however, CRISPR systems are immune systems that aid bacteria to safeguard themselves from viruses through targeting and abolishing viral RNA and DNA.

28 Apr 2023

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

A new genome editing technology was developed by GAO Caixia’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This technology achieves successful and accurate targeted insertion of large DNA segments in plants.

26 Apr 2023

Cas9 News and Research

Albino Squid Illuminates Cephalopod Brain Activity

Utilizing Genome Editing to Encourage High Crop Yields

Dual CRISPR Gene Drive Systems Target a Specific Gene

CRISPR/Cas9 Unlocks the Key Gene in the Development of Coral Skeleton Formation

Antioxidant Enzymes Relocate to the Nucleus in Response to DNA Damage

Scientists Integrate Multiple Therapeutic Approaches to More Effectively Target Brain Metastatic Melanomas

Research Uncovers the Biology Underpinning a Rare Genetic Mutation Linked to Painlessness

A High-Throughput Assay for Identifying and Validating ECHS1 Enzyme Genetic Variants

Study Demonstrates the First Molecular Link Between Circatidal and Circadian Clocks

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Mini Organs Provide New Insights Into Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Csx28 Membrane Protein Enhances CRISPR's Anti-Viral Defense

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

The Function of ANKLE1 in the Prevention of DNA Damage and Autoimmunity

Sickle Cell Disease Cure? Prime Editing Offers Hope for Blood Disorder

Optimized Genome-Editing Method Vastly Reduces Mutations

CRISPR-Cas9 Driven Gene-Editing Tool Models Liver Cancer Tumor Subtypes

Attacking the HTLV-1 Virus With the Help of Special Gene Scissors

The Exclusome, A New Mammalian "Containter"

Breaking Down the Onso System: PacBio's Genomic Advancement

The Last Piece of Our Genome: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

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