Deanna earned their PhD in cellular biology from McGill University in 2020 and has a professional background in medical writing. They are an associate science editor at The Scientist. View Full ...

Sickle cell disease, which can result in attacks of debilitating pain, is more common in people with an African or Caribbean family background ... The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique allows ...

She has a background in neuroscience ... points in the genome. Cas9, the first Cas protein repurposed for cutting DNA, introduces double-strand breaks that recruit DNA repair machinery. Despite its ...

Schematic of the CRISPR/Cas9 system and its nanotechnology delivery methods. The CRISPR/Cas9 system can be delivered in the forms of DNA, mRNA/sgRNA, or ribonucleoprotein (RNP). The gene editing ...

Collaborating with CRISPR-Cas9 co-inventor Jennifer Doudna and Jill ... Successful editing produced a clear visual marker—affected areas turned white, including seedlings, confirming the edits ...

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in Regents of the University of California v.

The CRISPR-Cas9 patent landscape remains complex and unsettled. The Federal Circuit’s latest decision in University of California v.

Today, CRISPR/Cas9 is successfully adapted for genome editing of various organisms, offering a revolutionary technique for researchers around the world. It offers a number of advantages over other ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease, one of the which is the first CRISPR/Cas9-based treatment to win regulatory approval in the US.

When the CRISPR Cas9 protein is added to a cell along with a piece of guide RNA, the Cas9 protein hooks up with the guide RNA and then moves along the strands of DNA until it finds and binds to a ...

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is widely used to to help study genes of interest and modify disease-associated genes. However, the system is associated with adverse effects, including ...