Pig organ transplants a step closer as CRISPR removes viruses
Ancient viral genes have been eliminated from pigs using the genome editing tool CRISPR, according to research...
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The addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence. Insertions into the coding region of gene (insertion mutations) often stop the gene working.
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Disease-causing mutation edited out of human embryos
Scientists have published their study confirming they are the first to correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos using genome editing...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy in dogs in world first
A safe and effective gene therapy treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in dogs has been demonstrated...
Event Review: Wellcome Collection Packed Lunch - DNA Repair
It’s not often a PhD student finds themselves with a whole hour to break for lunch. So when asked to review one of the Wellcome Trust’s 'Packed Lunch' talks, I jumped at the chance to make better use of some rare free time. The monthly event, situated
CRISPR used to record a film in bacteria
Scientists have used the CRISPR/Cas system to encode a film in the genomes of living bacteria...
How new 'molecular scissors' may give crisper CRISPR
Researchers have revealed the structure and action of a new type of 'molecular scissors' known as Cpf1, which may improve CRISPR genome editing.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Biotech companies criticise CRISPR mutation study
Two major biotech companies have criticised a recent study that claimed CRISPR may cause hundreds of unwanted mutations...
Gene therapy hope for allergies and asthma
Life-threatening allergies and asthma could one day be treated by a single injection, say researchers who have successfully treated mice using gene therapy...
CRISPR genome editing may cause unintended mutations
CRISPR may introduce hundreds of unwanted mutations into the genome, a small study finds...
Blood stem cells produced in the lab for the first time
In two different studies, US scientists have succeeded in creating the stem cells which produce blood...