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CRISPR Unlocks the Secrets of Flowering in Plants
For generations, humans have loved the beauty of flowers. However, flowers are more than just visually appealing. They also ...
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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
CRISPR: From Discovery To Clinic—And Charting A Path Forward
No doubt 2025 will usher in many more advances in CRISPR therapies, thanks to the FDA’s new Platform Technology Designation ...
CRISPR manipulation of UFO gene reveals complex plant flowering dynamics
Humans have appreciated the beauty of flowers for centuries. Yet, flowers aren't just aesthetically pleasing. They also play ...
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It's curtain close for Spotlight: Gene editing biotech shutters
CRISPR-based Spotlight Therapeutics has shut down, former CEO Mary Haak-Frendscho, Ph.D., confirmed with Fierce Biotech. | ...
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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talk
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...
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A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?
A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...
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Using CRISPR to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome
Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro ...
Scientists link gene to emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.
Gene editing may hold key to preventing Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of a third copy of the 21st chromosome. Affected individuals have ...
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Miniaturized CRISPR Packs a Mighty Gene Editing Punch
When the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 rocketed to fame more than a decade ago, it transformed biotechnology. Faster, cheaper, and safer than previous methods, the tool helped scientists gain insight ...
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CRISPR Unlocks ‘Sleeping’ Genes—A Potential Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?
CRISPR epigenome editing successfully reactivates silenced genes in Prader-Willi Syndrome, highlighting potential for ...