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CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enables cutting-edge diagnostics
UC Berkeley
Cas12a, discovered in 2015 and originally called Cpf1, is like the well-known Cas9 protein that UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna and colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier turned into a powerful gene-editing tool in 2012. CRISPR-Cas9 has supercharged biological …
With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yetSTAT
Researchers advance CRISPR-based tool for diagnosing diseaseMIT News
‘Unexpected’ breakthrough caused by side-effects of CRISPR gene-editing ‘scissors’ could allow for rapid detection …Daily Mail

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CRISPR-based Technology Can Detect Viral DNA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
She and colleagues first reported their results in a preprint posted on bioRxiv.org in November 2017; the peer-reviewed report appears February 15, 2018, in the journal Science. DETECTR, or DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter, is based on …
With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yetSTAT
CRISPR Isn’t Just for Gene Editing Anymore – GizmodoGizmodo
CRISPR’s powers unleashed for disease detectionNature.com
The Scientist
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‘CAMERA’ records cell action with new CRISPR tricks
Science Magazine
Airplane flight recorders and body cameras help investigators make sense of complicated events. Biologists studying cells have tried to build their own data recorders, for example by linking the activity of a gene of interest to one making a …

New CRISPR tools can detect infections like HPV, dengue, and Zika
The Verge
The new tools, developed by the labs of CRISPR pioneers Jennifer Doudna and Feng Zhang, are showcased in two studies published today in the journal Science. In one paper, Doudna’s team describes a system called DETECTR, which can accurately identify …
Genome editor CRISPR’s latest trick? Offering a sharper snapshot of activity inside the cellScience Magazine
With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yetSTAT
CRISPR-based Technology Can Detect Viral DNAHoward Hughes Medical Institute
Engadget –Gizmodo –Daily Mail
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With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
STAT
Some of the world’s leading CRISPR labs have, independently, tweaked CRISPR — adding bursts of light here and rings of DNA there — in ways that could make it even more of a research powerhouse and, possibly, a valuable medical sleuth, able to detect …
CRISPR Isn’t Just for Gene Editing Anymore – GizmodoGizmodo
New CRISPR-Based Tools Flag Genetic Sequences and Log DataThe Scientist

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Will 100 be the new 60? Stem cell start-up that raised $250 million could extend lifespan by decades, help cure cancer
CNBC
A new biotech start-up Celularity is mining the human placenta for stem cells to use in new applications, including helping cancer patients and extending human life. The start-up, which launched in September and is headquartered in Warren, N.J …
Stem cells from placentas at core of Celularity’s effort to extend life …CNET
Peter Diamandis Is the Latest Tech Futurist Betting on Anti-Aging …WIRED
A startup that wants to use stem cells to keep us living longer just raised $250 millionBusiness Insider
TechCrunch –Inc.com –Bloomberg
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Stem Cell Transplants Rejuvenate Chinese Bronchiectasis Patients’ Damaged Lungs
Bronchiectasis News Today
The cells they chose contained the stem cell biomarker Sox9. Next the team isolated the cells they might be able to use from the other cells they found in a sample of lung tissue. They worked with Ren Tao, a doctor at Shanghai East Hospital, on this …