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CRISPR’s Efficiency Triples with Spherical Nucleic Acid Delivery System

CRISPR has the power to correct genetic mutations, but current delivery methods are either unsafe or inefficient, keeping the technology from reaching its full medical potential. With the power to ...
Healio

CRISPR gene-editing therapy may benefit patients with amyloidosis, polyneuropathy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A CRISPR-Cas9-based therapy reduced transthyretin levels in patients with hereditary amyloidosis and ...
Nature

First CRISPR horses spark controversy: what’s next for gene-edited animals?

These horses might look like ordinary horses, but there is something highly unusual about their genomes. They are the first of their species to have their DNA edited using CRISPR–Cas9, a technique ...
GEN

CRISPR’s Origin Story: RNA Splitting Sparked Rise of Type V Systems

CRISPR powers everything from gene editing to rapid diagnostics, but how did one of its most versatile branches arise? A new Cell study, “Functional RNA splitting drove the evolutionary emergence of ...
Science Daily

Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective

Northwestern scientists have developed a new nanostructure that supercharges CRISPR’s ability to safely and efficiently enter cells, potentially unlocking its full power to treat genetic diseases. By ...