CRISPR-Cas9 evolved in bacteria as an immune system to protect against viral infections, but in the past decade it has excited both researchers and the general public as a general-use gene editing ...

Almost every week there is another scientific/medical advance made using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Of course, we will continue to bring you news about all of the great ways in which CRISPR-Cas9 can be ...

They also found that after the extra chromosome was removed, genes tied to nervous system development were more active and ...

The CRISPR/Cas9 system can be used for genome editing. Here, Liao et al. show that the system can be adapted to inhibit HIV expression and replication, excise the integrated HIV genome and provide ...

The replication of potentially harmful adenoviruses can be significantly reduced in human cells in cell culture by using the so-called CRISPR-Cas9 system ("gene scissors"). This method, which is ...

The therapeutic implications of this technology are vast; the CRISPR-Cas9 system could be used to treat genetic disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer, amongst many others.

Using an electric current to deliver the CRISPR/Cas9 system, in order to engineer genetic changes in laboratory mice, is highly efficient and significantly improves the system's throughput over ...

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is based on an antiviral defense mechanism in bacteria in which the Cas9 enzyme recognizes the viral DNA sequences of previous infections and cuts up invading DNA during re- ...

Researchers used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to correct the sickle cell mutation in patient blood stem cells. When those cells were given to mice, they engrafted for up to four months.

The CRISPR/Cas9 system for genome editing has been hailed as the biggest biotech breakthrough of the century. Some say it’s equivalent to discovering the structure of DNA or developing PCR.