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CRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing technique – The Conversation US

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The Conversation US

CRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing technique
The Conversation US
A central promise of CRISPR-based gene editing is its ability to pinpoint particular genes. But if this technology produces dangerous side effects by creating unexpected and unwanted mutations across the genome, that could hamper or even derail many of
CRISPR stocks sank on news the gene editing tool can veer off target. But that’s hardly newsSTAT
CRISPR Gene Editing May Cause Hundreds of Unintended Mutations in DNAFuturism
Crack in CRISPR Facade after Unanticipated In Vivo Mutations AriseGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
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With Gene Therapy for Diabetes, San Antonio Researcher Eyes Funding
Xconomy
San Antonio — Most diabetes treatments work by giving the body the insulin it needs to break down sugar. But that approach deals with the symptoms of diabetes. In recent years, scientists and companies have taken aim at the root cause of the condition

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Increasing Wheat Yields with CRISPR
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The CRISPR editing tool allows the researchers to knockout each negatively regulating gene and thus study its function, according to Li. “CRISPR is both fast and precise,” he added. “It can produce very accurate mutations.” This technique will be used
CRISPR’s Next Target: Wheat KernelsLaboratory Equipment

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Technology Networks

Increasing Wheat Yields with CRISPR
Technology Networks
The CRISPR editing tool allows the researchers to knockout each negatively regulating gene and thus study its function, according to Li. “CRISPR is both fast and precise,” he added. “It can produce very accurate mutations.” This technique will be used

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Laboratory Equipment

CRISPR’s Next Target: Wheat Kernels
Laboratory Equipment
While we’re most enamored with CRISPR’s ability to edit human genomes, the powerful tool is not selective—it can edit other genomes as well. In one such study, researchers are using CRISPR to expand the size and weight of wheat kernels in the hope of …

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America’s Top Young Researchers Named Finalists for 2017 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
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His group was the first to demonstrate that CRISPR-Cas9 could be harnessed for mammalian genome editing and has gone on to successfully develop CRISPRCpf1 (for potentially simpler and more precise genome editing) and CRISPR-C2c2 (a novel …