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Genome Engineering Emerges from the Shadows

January 14, 2020

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.

Roshan Chikarmane ⋅ Perspectives in Research CRISPR, gene editing, Genetics, genome engineering ⋅

Hand holding vial doing CRISPR genomic research.

Hope for Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

October 26, 2018

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 play tag with your classmates. Now, imagine that every time you tried to run after your friends at the playground, you waddled everywhere and fell frequently. Imagine that whenever you […]

Yazmin Rovira Gonzalez ⋅ Perspectives in Research CRISPR, CRISPR-cas9, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, gene editing ⋅

Recent CRISPR/Cas9 Research Ignites Ethical Concerns

August 27, 2015

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 low cost and high efficiency, CRISPR/Cas9 has facilitated many breakthroughs in the areas of genome engineering, many of which are oriented at improving human health. Proof of this technology’s power […]

Xuan Pham ⋅ Perspectives in Research Cas 9, CRISPR, CRISPR/Cas 9, DNA, Ethics, human genome editing ⋅

Johns Hopkins Tackles Genome Editing with CRISPR/Cas9 Symposium

June 1, 2015

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 nuclease 9, CRISPR/Cas9 is a novel way for researchers to manipulate and edit genomes. But gene editing is not a new concept. So what makes this system so powerful and transformative? […]

Xuan Pham ⋅ Events and Happenings CRISPR, CRISPR/Cas 9, DNA, human genome editing ⋅

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