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1. CRISPR gene editing causes large-scale genetic damage while correcting mutant genes ...: (2024); Massive sections of the targeted chromosome went missing. By Prof Michael Antoniou and Claire Robinson CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections ...; Created on 22 November 2024
2. Japan: CRISPR tomatoes now on the shelves ...: (2024); Fruits supposedly improve quality of sleep. Report: Testbiotech The first CRISPR tomatoes are now on the shelves in Japan, reports Testbiotech. The "GABA tomato" was developed with new genetic engineerin ...; Created on 05 February 2024
3. Drastic changes in species-specific characteristics in CRISPR GMO poplar ...: (2024); New GMOs can be radically different from their natural non-GMO counterparts, even when the changes made are apparently minor, writes Testbiotech A review of the data in current publications shows that ...; Created on 22 January 2024
4. CRISPR verursacht häufig schwere DNA-Schäden – wird aber oft übersehen ...: (German General); ... t: Claire Robinson Die neueste einer langen Reihe von Artikeln ist jetzt veröffentlicht worden, in der die unbeabsichtigten Auswirkungen der CRISPR-Gen-Editierung detailliert beschrieben werden. Diese ...; Created on 02 October 2023
5. CRISPR causes serious DNA damage with high frequency – but it’s often overlooked ...: (2023); ... of papers has been published, detailing unintended effects of CRISPR gene editing. The new review summarises the many types of serious unintended on-target (at the intended edit site) DNA damage resulting ...; Created on 08 August 2023
6. CRISPR/Cas in animals: Unintended changes and unexpected patterns of inheritance ...: (2022); Findings are relevant for planned marketing of GM laying hens In experiments with zebrafish, researchers have for the first time shown that unintended effects of CRISPR/Cas applications are inherited ...; Created on 16 February 2022
7. CRISPR gene editing causes whole chromosome loss ...: (2021); Study reveals yet another catastrophic unintended effect of gene editing. Report: Claire Robinson In another of a long line of studies showing unintended effects of gene editing, the CRISPR-Cas ...; Created on 18 November 2021
8. Scientists find yet more genetic errors from CRISPR gene editing ...: (2021); ... found that CRISPR-Cas gene editing in zebrafish caused large structural changes at on-target and off-target sites (both at the intended edit site and elsewhere in the genome). Off-target sites can be very ...; Created on 05 November 2021
9. Forscher fordern mehr Bewusstheit für unbeabsichtigte Effekte durch Gen-Editierung mit Crispr ...: (German General); CRISPR/Cas9: Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse an menschlichen Embryonen sind für Pflanzen und Nutztiere relevant. Bericht: Claire Robinson Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass CRISPR-Cas9 Genom-Editierung ...; Created on 16 July 2021
10. First application for approval of CRISPR/Cas plants in the EU ...: (2021); DowDupont (Corteva) maize is tolerant to herbicides and produces insecticides The first application for approval of CRISPR/Cas plants is now in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) register. ...; Created on 22 April 2021
11. Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of CRISPR gene editing ...: (2021); Findings in human embryos are relevant to plants and farm animals. Report: Claire Robinson CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations (DNA damage) at the targeted section of DNA ...; Created on 13 April 2021
12. New analytical tool reveals massive DNA damage caused by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing ...: (2021); Much of the damage would have been missed by analyses conducted till now. Report: Claire Robinson New research from Chinese scientists shows that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing causes massive damage ...; Created on 19 March 2021
13. CRISPR/Cas gene editing found to cause heritable changes in gene regulation in mice ...: (2021); Effects could still be identified after ten generations A recent scientific publication shows that CRISPR/Cas genome editing in mice can lead to unintentional epigenomic changes post modification, ...; Created on 11 March 2021
14. CRISPR tomatoes ...: (2021); Point mutations turning food into a sedative? Report by Testbiotech Japan granted approval in January 2021 for the first "CRISPR tomatoes" to be used in food production. The tomatoes contain a muc ...; Created on 09 February 2021
15. CRISPR gene editing unintentionally causes changes in gene regulation ...: (2020); Changes were heritable and could still be identified after ten generations A new scientific publication shows that CRISPR/Cas gene scissor applications in animals unintentionally leave traces. The ...; Created on 22 December 2020
16. CRISPR gene editing causes chaos in the genome ...: (2020); Experiments using human embryos end up with loss of whole chromosomes A new publication describes experiments using CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors on human embryos. The aim of the experiments conducted ...; Created on 12 November 2020
17. CRISPR GMOs – What have they done for us? ...: (2020); Multiple problems with the technology have surfaced In the wake of the Nobel Prize for chemistry being given to two scientists who developed the gene-editing tool CRISPR, below is an excellent article ...; Created on 10 November 2020
18. Nobel Prize for CRISPR gene bomb ...: (2020); CRISPR and new forms of gene manipulation must not be allowed anywhere near our food systems or into the wider environment EXCERPT: Other scientific studies have argued a series of other potential ...; Created on 23 October 2020
19. CRISPR gene editing in human embryos "wreaks chromosomal mayhem" – Nature journal ...: (2020); Lessons must be learned for plant gene editing. Report: Claire Robinson In June we reported on a study in which the gene-editing technique CRISPR was used to edit human embryos. The study found ...; Created on 06 July 2020
20. CRISPR-edited rice shows wide range of unintended mutations ...: (2020); Gene-editing tool "not as precise as expected", say researchers in new study. Report: Claire Robinson CRISPR gene editing in rice varieties caused a wide range of undesirable and unintended on-targe ...; Created on 09 June 2020

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