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CRISPR Could Transform the Way We Diagnose Disease – Gizmodo

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2017-05-04 NEWS

Gizmodo

CRISPR Could Transform the Way We Diagnose Disease
Gizmodo
On Thursday, researchers at UC Berkeley announced that they’ve discovered ten new CRISPR enzymes that can potentially be used to diagnose diseases like Zika or dengue fever quickly and cheaply. The technology isn’t ready for prime-time yet, but it
Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnosticsPhys.Org

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2017-05-04 NEWS

Gizmodo

CRISPR Could Transform the Way We Diagnose Disease
Gizmodo
On Thursday, researchers at UC Berkeley announced that they’ve discovered ten new CRISPR enzymes that can potentially be used to diagnose diseases like Zika or dengue fever quickly and cheaply. The technology isn’t ready for prime-time yet, but it
Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnosticsPhys.Org

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Futurism

New CRISPR Technique Targets and Destroys Cancer’s Command Center
Futurism
The past several months have been no less than astounding ones for the CRISPR gene-editing tool. In September, 2016, researchers in Germany discovered a way to use CRISPR to edit out cancer mutations. In November, Chinese researchers used …
Scientists have eliminated HIV in mice using CRISPRTechCrunch
CRISPR and the Dawn of the New Biotech RevolutionReason (blog)
Researchers use gene editing to eliminate HIV infection in miceCBS News
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Seeker

‘Atlas’ of Cells Could Lead to Precision Immunotherapy for Cancer
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By analyzing these interactions, doctors can potentially spot tumors before they take root then deliver a kind of preemptive immunotherapy strike. Immunotherapy is the use of drugs to stimulate the body’s natural immune system. Given enough warning

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The Economist

The remarkable promise of cell-free biology
The Economist
It is still early days, and the commercial viability of these techniques has yet to be proved. Synthetic biology smacks to many of “playing God”: regulators will have a big say in how quickly the technology is adopted. But divorcing biological