New tool allows researchers to study gene mutation directly within living human cells
Gene mutations have consequences both good and bad—from resistance to conditions like diabetes to susceptibility to certain ...
RNA-targeting CRISPR reveals that hundreds of noncoding RNAs are essential—not 'junk'
Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA ...
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CRISPR Reveals Hidden Functions of Noncoding RNA
Genes contain instructions for protein production, with the central dogma of biology stating that this information flows from ...
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Harvard Scientists Pioneer HACE, a New Technique for Targeted Gene Mutation in Human Cells
Harvard researchers pioneered a method called HACE for targeted gene mutations, advancing genetic research potential.
Using CRISPR to decipher whether gene variants lead to cancer
In recent years, scientists have created a range of new methods based on CRISPR-Cas technology for precisely editing the ...
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Combining Base and Prime Editing to Decipher Which Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
Researchers at ETH Zurich combined two CRISPR-Cas methods to decipher how mutations in a cell’s genome affect its function.
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Spanish gene editing biotech licenses DNA-cutting enzymes from Caszyme for up to $43M
Spanish biotech Integra Therapeutics has upped its arsenal of gene editing tools by licensing Caszyme’s Cas12I nucleases, the ...
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HEK 293 Cells in Toxicology Testing
Introduction to HEK 293 Cells HEK 293 cells, also known as Human Embryonic Kidney 293 cells, have become a crucial tool in ...