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New genome resource helps study genetic traits in major crops

Thanks to a new genome resource created for green millet, researchers will be able to study the genetics of crucial traits in crops, like sorghum and maize, in a much better way. The resource was created by three RIKEN scientists.

18 Jan 2021

Scientists use gene-editing technique to considerably increase the production of formicamycin antibiotics

Researchers have leveraged gene-editing advances to obtain a 10 times increase in the development of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics.

13 Jan 2021

New technique to detect gene doping in human plasma

All athletes wish to be at the top of their game while competing, yet some turn to corrupt strategies to achieve peak speed, agility, and muscle growth. Latest advancements in gene editing technology could lure athletes to change their DNA to gain an upper hand.

7 Jan 2021

Altered sugar composition impacts cell-to-surface adhesion

Biotechnologists measure the forces with which algae cells adhere to surfaces and move on them. How can cells adhere to surfaces and move on them? This is a question that was investigated by an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Michael Hippler from the University of Münster and Prof. Kaiyao Huang from the Institute of Hydrobiology (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China).

4 Jan 2021

Researchers provide a list of genes implicated in congenital heart disease

Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease--a range of birth defects affecting the heart's structure or function.

15 Dec 2020

Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers.

11 Dec 2020

Newly identified Cas9 nucleases can improve genome editing

Scientists have explained two new compact Cas9 nucleases that will possibly extend the Cas9 toolbox for genome editing.

11 Dec 2020

A genetic shortcut to help visualize proteins at work

A group at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that a large-scale and systematic genetic approach can indeed yield reliable and detailed information on the structure of protein complexes.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers identify key molecular processes used by coronaviruses to survive

When a coronavirus--including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19--infects someone, it hijacks the person's cells, co-opting their molecular machinery for its own survival and spread.

9 Dec 2020

Mice infused with CD5-deleted CAR T cells showed significant reduction in tumor size

Knocking out a protein known to stifle T cell activation on CAR T cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology enhanced the engineered T cells' ability to eliminate blood cancers, according to new preclinical data from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's Abramson Cancer Center.

8 Dec 2020

New method could help resolve unwanted genetic changes associated with CRISPR-Cas9 technique

A research team has used a novel method that could help resolve the issue of unnecessary genetic changes encountered in the CRISPR-Cas9 technique.

7 Dec 2020

CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 provides quick, accurate results

Imagine swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device, and getting a read-out on your phone in 15 to 30 minutes that tells you if you are infected with the COVID-19 virus.

7 Dec 2020

Researchers develop new tool to study genes associated with autism spectrum disorder

Researchers have developed technology to analyze the function of different types of genes found in many types of cells in a living organism, at the same time.

1 Dec 2020

Scientists successfully edit SIV virus from genomes of non-human primates

Taking a major step forward in HIV research, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have successfully edited SIV - a virus closely related to HIV, the cause of AIDS - from the genomes of non-human primates.

1 Dec 2020

Researchers use metal-organic frameworks to target prostate cancer cells

Scientists have used metal-organic frameworks to effectively deliver the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic snipping tool into human cancer cells.

23 Nov 2020

Gaining new insights into bacterial pneumonia

Jacqueline Kimmey speaks to AZoLifeSciences about her research into bacterial pneumonia and the genes that drive its spread from the lungs into the blood.

From University of California Santa Cruz 23 Nov 2020

Study shows CRISPR/Cas9 system can effectively treat metastatic cancers

Researchers have shown that the advanced CRISPR/Cas9 system is extremely effective in curing metastatic cancers.

19 Nov 2020

Light-activated liposomes could help deliver CRISPR gene therapy

Light-activated liposomes could help to deliver CRISPR gene therapy - and the method could prove safer and more direct than current methods.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 16 Nov 2020

Dietary induction of hepatocyte regeneration could help enhance gene repair in the liver

The thyroid hormone used to promote the proliferation of hepatocytes improved the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene repair in the mouse liver.

11 Nov 2020

CRISPR technique reveals genes that regulate physiological, behavioral changes

In social hierarchy, rank is a condition that is not exclusively claimed by human beings. In the animal world, male peacocks have vividly colored plumes to show dominance, while underwater, male fish exhibit an array of vivid colors to do the same.

11 Nov 2020

Cas9 News and Research

New genome resource helps study genetic traits in major crops

Scientists use gene-editing technique to considerably increase the production of formicamycin antibiotics

New technique to detect gene doping in human plasma

Altered sugar composition impacts cell-to-surface adhesion

Researchers provide a list of genes implicated in congenital heart disease

Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells

Newly identified Cas9 nucleases can improve genome editing

A genetic shortcut to help visualize proteins at work

Researchers identify key molecular processes used by coronaviruses to survive

Mice infused with CD5-deleted CAR T cells showed significant reduction in tumor size

New method could help resolve unwanted genetic changes associated with CRISPR-Cas9 technique

CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 provides quick, accurate results

Researchers develop new tool to study genes associated with autism spectrum disorder

Scientists successfully edit SIV virus from genomes of non-human primates

Researchers use metal-organic frameworks to target prostate cancer cells

Gaining new insights into bacterial pneumonia

Study shows CRISPR/Cas9 system can effectively treat metastatic cancers

Light-activated liposomes could help deliver CRISPR gene therapy

Dietary induction of hepatocyte regeneration could help enhance gene repair in the liver

CRISPR technique reveals genes that regulate physiological, behavioral changes

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