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November 4, 2016
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November 4, 2016

Genome-Wide Toxoplasma Screen Reveals Mechanisms of Parasitic Infections

Sep. 1, 2016 — Researchers have conducted the first genome-wide screen in Apicomplexa, a phylum of single-celled parasites that cause diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. The screen sheds light into the ... read more

Probing How CRISPR-Cas9 Works

Aug. 26, 2016 — A new study reveals important new details about the inner workings of the CRISPR-Cas9 machinery in live cells that may have implications for the development of therapeutics that use the powerful gene ... read more

TERRA, the RNAs That Protect Telomeres

Aug. 17, 2016 — Despite their especially compact structure that is difficult to access, telomeres transcribe information like the rest of the DNA. The RNAs resulting from this process are called TERRA and their ... read more

HIV DNA Successfully Excised from Animals

May 19, 2016 — Using gene editing technology, researchers have, for the first time, successfully excised a segment of HIV-1 DNA -- the virus responsible for AIDS -- from the genomes of living animals. The ... read more

Technique Rapidly Reveals Individual Gene Function

May 5, 2016 — A team of researchers has developed a technique using the gene editing system CRISPR to rapidly identify gene ... read more

Genetic Diversity Helps to Limit Infectious Disease

Apr. 13, 2016 — The idea that host diversity can limit disease outbreaks is not new. For example, crop monocultures in agriculture -- which lack genetic diversity -- can suffer severe disease outbreaks that sweep ... read more

HIV Can Develop Resistance to CRISPR/Cas9

Apr. 7, 2016 — The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform may need more tweaking before it can be used as an effective antiviral, reports a new study. Researchers who used CRISPR/Cas9 to mutate HIV-1 within cellular DNA ... read more

New Tools Allow Rapid ID of CRISPR-Cas System PAMs

Mar. 31, 2016 — CRISPR-Cas systems are widely heralded as a new generation of genetic tools. But development of these tools requires researchers to identify the protospacer-adjacent motifs that unlock each ... read more

New Methods of Enhancing Efficiency of Genetic Engineering in Mice, Rats

Mar. 24, 2016 — Two new gene modification methods have been developed: lsODN (long single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide) and 2H2OP (two-hit two-oligo with plasmid). These methods use CRISPR (Clustered Regularly ... read more

For First Time, Scientists Use CRISPR-Cas9 to Target RNA in Live Cells

Mar. 17, 2016 — Scientists have long sought an efficient method for targeting RNA -- intermediary genetic material that carries the genetic code from the cell's nucleus to protein-making machinery -- in living ... read more

Bacteria Take 'RNA Mug Shots' of Threatening Viruses

Feb. 25, 2016 — Scientists have discovered that bacteria have a system that can recognize and disrupt dangerous viruses using a newly identified mechanism involving RNA. It is similar to the CRISPR/Cas system that ... read more

Microbiologists Advance CRISPR Research

Feb. 22, 2016 — Scientists have known for years that bacteria have the ability to fight off invading viruses but considered their immune systems to be relatively primitive. However, a new discovery in recent years ... read more

What Makes a Bacterial Species Able to Cause Human Disease?

Feb. 18, 2016 — The first comprehensive, cross-species genomic comparison of all 20 known species of <em>Leptospira</em>, a bacterial genus that can cause disease and death in livestock and other ... read more

Engineered Gene Drives and the Future

Feb. 18, 2016 — Engineered gene drives, which have the potential to spread desirable genes throughout wild populations or to suppress harmful species, have received a lot of recent attention because of their ... read more

Can CRISPR Help Edit out Female Mosquitoes?

Feb. 17, 2016 — The recent discovery of the first male-determining factor in mosquitoes, combined with the gene-editing capabilities of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, could be used to bias mosquito populations from deadly, ... read more

New Tool for Efficiently Validating the Accuracy of CRISPR-Cas9 Reactions

Feb. 5, 2016 — IBS researchers create multiplex Digenome-seq to find errors in CRISPR-Cas9 ... read more

A Newly Discovered Form of Immunity Helps Explain How Bacteria Fight Off Viruses

Feb. 4, 2016 — New research identifies two new enzymes in bacteria that help fight off infection at a later stage, after an invading virus has already begun to replicate. The enzymes are part of the CRISPR-Cas ... read more

New Research Advances Oil Production in Yeast

Jan. 26, 2016 — A research team has adapted the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system for use in a yeast strain that can produce useful lipids and polymers. The development will lead to new precursors for biofuels, ... read more

Gene Editing Technique Improves Vision in Rats With Inherited Blindness

Jan. 8, 2016 — A new technique that has the potential to treat inherited diseases by removing genetic defects has been shown for the first time to hinder retinal degeneration in rats with a type of inherited ... read more

An Alternative TALEN/CRISPR-Mediated Gene Insertion Technique Described in Detail

Dec. 17, 2015 — A streamlined protocol for an alternative gene insertion method using genome editing technologies, the PITCh (Precise Integration into Target Chromosome) system, has been developed. This new ... read more
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