UCSD team adapts CRISPR to edit RNA for disease therapies – The San Diego Union-Tribune
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UCSD team adapts CRISPR to edit RNA for disease therapies
The San Diego Union-Tribune Scientists led by UC San Diego's Gene Yeo modified CRISPR so it doesn't target DNA and instead attacks specific RNA sequences, while leaving others alone. This specificity is vital for therapeutic purposes. It is delivered by an adenovirus, a virus … RNA-targeting CRISPR could yield treatments for Huntington's, ALS CRISPR Corrects RNA-based Disease Defects Researchers Use CRISPR to Destroy Pathogenic RNA Species Linked to Huntington's Disease, ALS |
