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21. Scientists “surprised” to find that CRISPR editing tool is not as precise as previously claimed ...: (2020); Editing tool is found to be prone to making off-target "nicks" in DNA The gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas12a or Cpf1 has been viewed as a better choice than other Cas editing tools becaus ...; Created on 01 April 2020
22. Yet more problems with CRISPR – with consequences for food safety ...: (2020); Things go wrong "more often than you would think" – scientist commenting on unwanted duplications of genetic insertions Adding to the list of problems that can occur with CRISPR, a new study show ...; Created on 22 February 2020
23. Researchers assumed CRISPR-mediated disruption of genes was turning them off – but they were wrong ...: (2020); One-third of gene knockouts via CRISPR are not knockouts at all – and there are serious implications for gene-edited food plants. Report: Claire Robinson A new study reveals yet another major unintended ...; Created on 10 January 2020
24. New tool for rapidly analyzing CRISPR edits reveals frequent unintended edits ...: (2020); "Many more unintended changes to DNA around the site of a CRISPR repair than previously thought" A new tool for rapidly analyzing CRISPR edits has revealed frequent production of unintended edits ...; Created on 04 January 2020
25. CRISPR’s inventor calls for controls on gene-editing technology ...: (2019); ... to all the uncertainties that plague human gene editing, and that's before we even get to the huge ethical issues. The fact that CRISPR inventor Jennifer Doudna has called for strong regulation of gen ...; Created on 25 November 2019
26. Why the "molecular scissors" metaphor for CRISPR is misleading ...: (2019); Researcher says CRISPR should be talked of not as "scissors" but as malware that can corrupt the genetic code. Commentary by Claire Robinson Below is a remarkably honest article that discusses th ...; Created on 08 July 2019
27. Choreographed consensus: The stifling of dissent at CRISPRCon 2019 ...: (2019); Voices critical of CRISPR and synthetic biology techniques were outcasts Here's a revealing article about the aptly named "CRISPRCon" conference that was recently held in the Netherlands. --- Choreograph ...; Created on 01 July 2019
28. CRISPR causes unexpected outcomes even at the intended site of genetic modification ...: (2019); Implications for food safety of gene-edited crops have not been investigated. Report: Claire Robinson Yet another study has shown that the new GM technique CRISPR resulted in unexpected effects. ...; Created on 16 April 2019
29. CRISPR spin-off causes unintended mutations in DNA ...: (2019); DNA base editors not as safe as previously thought The past few years have seen a large number of research articles showing that the CRISPR gene-editing tool, designed to make a double-strand break ...; Created on 12 March 2019
30. American scientist played more active role in "CRISPR babies" project than previously known ...: (2019); ... tist played more active role in ‘CRISPR babies’ project than previously known By JANE QIU STAT, JANUARY 31, 2019 https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/31/crispr-babies-michael-deem-rice-he-jiankui/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=f6a8149179-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-f6a8149179-1501 ...; Created on 01 February 2019
31. New study claimed to show safety of CRISPR shows the opposite ...: (2019); Confirms process-based regulation is necessary A new study[1] by Chinese researchers has been hailed in a lobbying post as showing that plant gene editing via CRISPR is precise, predictable, and ...; Created on 29 January 2019
32. GMO promoter calls CRISPR a "blunt ax" and "genome vandalism" ...: (2019); Harvard's George Church says the days of CRISPR might be numbered In the article below, GMO promoter George Church admits CRISPR isn't precise and calls it a "blunt ax" and "genome vandalism". Quite. Howe ...; Created on 22 January 2019
33. Drought-tolerant CRISPR maize? Not yet – maybe not ever ...: (2019); Dr Doug Gurian-Sherman comments on a recent paper claiming crops can be genetically engineered for drought tolerance using CRISPR A study [1] has been published by employees of DuPont Pioneer on ...; Created on 12 January 2019
34. The CRISPR baby scandal gets worse by the day ...: (2018); The alleged creation of the world's first gene-edited infants was full of technical errors and ethical blunders Here's an excellent article on the recent CRISPR'd baby scandal. --- The CRISPR baby scan ...; Created on 04 December 2018
35. Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies ...: (2018); An effort is under way to create the first children whose DNA has been altered using gene editing Given the known technical problems with CRISPR genetic modification techniques, not to mention the ...; Created on 26 November 2018
36. Red-fleshed apples, CRISPR, and shameless hype ...: (2018); ... of genome editing techniques such as CRISPR by promising a supposedly "must-have" food item: a red-fleshed apple. But a closer look at the article and the work of the scientists behind it actually show ...; Created on 02 October 2018
37. Gene drive scientists find CRISPR is imprecise ...: (2018); CRISPR results in DNA damage New research from the University of Adelaide shows large scale DNA deletions when the CRISPR genome editing technique is used (see below). The scientist who led the research ...; Created on 10 August 2018
38. CRISPR causes greater genetic damage than previously thought ...: (2018); Caution required for using CRISPR in potential gene therapies – and food plants. Report by Claire Robinson Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing ...; Created on 17 July 2018
39. More and more patent applications on CRISPR plants and animals ...: (2018); ... to have been filing patents on glyphosate resistant plants engineered with the help of CRISPR technology. These patents can be used to protect the core business of the agrochemical companies – genetica ...; Created on 09 July 2018
40. A Crispr conundrum: How cells fend off gene editing ...: (2018); Human cells resist gene editing by turning on defences against cancer, ceasing reproduction and sometimes dying, two teams of scientists have found EXCERPT: Crispr Therapeutics fell by 13 percent ...; Created on 14 June 2018

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