Newly discovered CRISPR mechanism may help prevent dangerous … – EurekAlert (press release)
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Newly discovered CRISPR mechanism may help prevent dangerous …
EurekAlert (press release) researchers at The Ohio State University report that they’ve figured out the mechanism by which the CRISPR gene-editing enzyme Cas9 determines where and when to cut DNA strands — a discovery that could help prevent gene-cutting errors. |
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Curing blindness with stem cells – here’s the latest science
The Conversation UK In 2006, Nature published a paper describing how stem cells could be used to restore sight in blind mice. This study, and similar subsequent studies, created a lot of excitement about the potential of stem cells to cure blindness in humans. Fast … |
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Nathan Singh, MD, and David Porter, MD: How I Manage CAR T-Cell Therapy
Clinical Oncology News The human immune system has powerful potential to fight cancer, mediated in large part by T lymphocytes. Autologous T cells may not be effective to protect against or treat a patient’s cancer for many reasons. In particular, they may not recognize the … |
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Newly discovered CRISPR mechanism may prevent dangerous errors
Phys.Org In the first of two papers just published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), researchers at The Ohio State University report that they’ve figured out the mechanism by which the CRISPR gene-editing enzyme Cas9 determines where and … Charpentier/Doudna Patent Covering CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Regulation ApplicationsBusiness Wire (press release) Could A More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 System Treat Huntington’s Disease?Labiotech.eu (blog) |