A CRISPR Future
The power of genetic editing as a therapeutic strategy has long been appreciated, but the risk of unintended and unknown side effects has kept it… Read More »A CRISPR Future
CRISPR
Genome Engineering Emerges from the Shadows
The fruits of modern molecular biology offer us a powerful tool that allows us to engineer the genetic code of virtually any organism. Early therapeutic applications could foreshadow an inflection point for the positioning of genome engineering in modern health care.
Hope for Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Think back to when you were a kindergarten-age kid. Your teachers seemed like giants, and you likely had limitless energy to run around, jump, and… Read More »Hope for Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Recent CRISPR/Cas9 Research Ignites Ethical Concerns
The CRISPR/Cas9 wave that’s recently swept through the scientific community is now churning up a storm of controversy in its wake. Due to its relatively… Read More »Recent CRISPR/Cas9 Research Ignites Ethical Concerns
Johns Hopkins Tackles Genome Editing with CRISPR/Cas9 Symposium
Peruse through a few articles from major journals and you’d likely come across a new buzzword: CRISPR/Cas9. Short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated… Read More »Johns Hopkins Tackles Genome Editing with CRISPR/Cas9 Symposium