How bacteria 'vaccinate' themselves with genetic material from dormant viruses
Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...
Reverse genetics system enhances vaccine development for African swine fever virus
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...
Gene editing with adeno-associated virus vector offers hope for hereditary deafness
An R75W mutation in the gap junction β2 (GJB2) gene causes severe fragmentation of gap junction plaques, connecting adjacent ...
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Engineering Virus-Resistant Plants
“The study is a proof of concept that CRISPR/Cas9 can be used to destroy DNA viruses and block viral infection and disease progression,” said Yinong Yang, who studies molecular plant-microbe ...
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Researchers develop a reverse genetics system for African swine fever virus
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...
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Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus (ASFV)
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...
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CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing articles from across Nature Portfolio
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the ...
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Tools Designed to Develop African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines More Efficiently
A recent study estimates if ASFV reached the United States it could result in economic losses exceeding $50 billion over a ten-year period.