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Could WA be the genetic testing ground for ‘synthetic mice’ to end mice? – WAtoday

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2018-02-23 NEWS

WAtoday

Could WA be the genetic testing ground for ‘synthetic mice’ to end mice?
WAtoday
In 2010, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) saw the debut of a well-funded campaign to recast the role of synthetic biology from an industrial tool to a conservation one. A group of 111 (later 170) NGOs responded by calling for a

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Could WA be the genetic testing ground for ‘synthetic mice’ to end mice?
Brisbane Times
He nominates as an adviser to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Forum on Synthetic Biology, and enlists GBIRd members to recruit others. Tizard participates in the UN forum, arguing against “stringent regulations” on the grounds that lab

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2018-02-23 NEWS

The Sydney Morning Herald

Could WA be the genetic testing ground for ‘synthetic mice’ to end mice?
The Sydney Morning Herald
In 2010, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) saw the debut of a well-funded campaign to recast the role of synthetic biology from an industrial tool to a conservation one. A group of 111 (later 170) NGOs responded by calling for a

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2018-02-23 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

‘Universal genetic scissors’: CRISPR Cas-9 sister protein cuts both DNA and RNA
Genetic Literacy Project
Researchers have discovered a single protein that can perform CRISPR-style, precise programmable cutting on both DNA and RNA. This protein is among the first few Cas9 proteins to work on both types of genetic material without artificial helper
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