What is CRISPR gene editing, and how does it work?

You’ve probably read stories about new research using the gene editing technique CRISPR, also called CRISPR/Cas9. The scientific world is captivated by this revolutionary technology, since it is easier, cheaper and more efficient than previous strategies for modifying DNA. The term CRISPR/Cas9 stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR associated protein...
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CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

A Chinese group has become the first to inject a person with cells that contain genes edited using the revolutionary CRISPR–Cas9 technique. On 28 October, a team led by oncologist Lu You at Sichuan University in Chengdu delivered the modified cells into a patient with...
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CRISPR used to make a tumour shrink itself

Scientists have used gene editing to reprogramme a signal that normally promotes tumour growth into one that shrinks it instead. In a study published in Nature Methods, a team from the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, China, showed how they could stop the growth...
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CRISPR: A Billion-Dollar Pie

CRISPR sits in the middle of a costly patent brawl. That hasn’t stopped scientists and venture capitalists from betting on who will win. Business is moving fast with licenses being sold, awaiting the USPTO’s decision in November which may declare a winner on the patent. When...
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Scientists shocked by major CRISPR breakthrough

Genetic engineering has popped up in the headlines again after a breakthrough study pushed the CRISPR-Cas9 editing technique to a new level of precision. According to a report from Nature, the technique used for cutting and pasting genes has now been adapted to work for...
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