In-Vivo CRISPR Gene Editing Might Cure Hereditary Blindness
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, aka CRISPR, is a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic…
CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Might Cure Inherited Blindness
An inherited form of blindness might be cured thanks to CRISPR, a gene-editing technique that works from inside the body….
CRISPR Was Used to Create the Antidote for the Most Venomous Animal, The Box Jellyfish
The box jellyfish is one of the most venomous animals out there and it can be found in the tropical…
Scientists Shredded Segments Of Human DNA With CRISPR-Cas9 For The First Time
CRISPR-Cas9 is a tool with which the researchers can make extremely accurate cuts in human DNA. When cuts aren’t needed,…
New Gene Regulation Tool Based On CRISPR Can Access Primary Brain Neurons
Neuroscience researchers have a new gene regulation tool at their disposal, capable of delving deep inside the brain and help…
Stephen Hawking Feared Humanity Will be Destroyed By a New Race of ‘Superhumans’
The late professor Stephen Hawking believed that in the future, humanity would be wiped out by a race of genetically…
Humans Find Hope In Genetic Editing: Muscular Dystrophy Stopped in Dogs Thanks to CRISPR
Researchers have used for the first time CRISPR to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) on a mammal….
Scientists Are Growing Neanderthal Mini-Brains From Their DNA
Using Neanderthal DNA, scientists are now genetically engineering ‘miniature-brains.’ This is one of the many steps in trying to see…
CRISPS Could Work to Save Corals
In only a few years, corals have died off at increased rates. With global warming causing them to undergo a…