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- 41. Serious new hurdle for CRISPR: Edited cells might cause cancer, find two studies ...
- (2018)
- Editing cells’ genomes with CRISPR-Cas9 might increase the risk that the altered cells, intended to treat disease, will trigger cancer EXCERPT: Jacob Corn of the University of California, Berkeley... ...
- Created on 11 June 2018
- 42. BASF to use CRISPR to develop herbicide-tolerant seeds ...
- (2018)
- Gene editing will help integrate pesticides with new seed unit Just in case anybody ever had any doubts, in the article below, BASF makes it clear that it will use CRISPR to develop herbicide-tolerant ...
- Created on 17 April 2018
- 43. Biohacker regrets publicly injecting himself with CRISPR ...
- (2018)
- ... biohacker regrets publicly injecting himself with CRISPR SARAH ZHANG The Atlantic, Feb 20, 2018 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/biohacking-stunts-crispr/553511/ [links to sources ...
- Created on 21 February 2018
- 44. Mathematics explains why Crispr-Cas9 sometimes cuts the wrong DNA ...
- (2018)
- Initially the Crispr-Cas9 system seemed to be accurate, but it is now apparent that it sometimes also cuts non-target DNA sequences Once again we find more honesty about the imprecision of the CRISPR ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
- 45. European Patent Office revokes Broad Institute's CRISPR patent ...
- (2018)
- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University is at risk of losing its dominant position over the intellectual property covering CRISPR gene-editing technology in Europe 1. EPO [European Patent ...
- Created on 18 January 2018
- 46. Biohacker CRISPRs himself in attempt to get bigger muscles ...
- (2017)
- ... bigger muscles, using the CRISPR genome-editing tool. It seems that Zayner tried to alter his DNA by injecting his forearm with a piece of DNA called a plasmid, containing the gene that codes for th ...
- Created on 11 December 2017
- 47. Current CRISPR gene drives are too strong for outdoor use, studies warn ...
- (2017)
- ... to change nature at will. --- Current CRISPR gene drives are too strong for outdoor use, studies warn By Susan Milius Science News, November 16, 2017 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/current-crispr-gene-drives-are-too-strong-outdoor-use-studies-warn?utm_source=editorspicks111917&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors_Pick ...
- Created on 19 November 2017
- 48. Controversial CRISPR paper earns second editorial note ...
- (2017)
- The authors all disagree with the journal editor’s expression of concern “because our studies point to unexpected mutations” caused by CRISPR The journal Nature Methods has added an expression of concern ...
- Created on 27 July 2017
- 49. Gene-editing companies attack research revealing unintended CRISPR effects ...
- (2017)
- A scientific article reporting unintended effects of the CRISPR gene-editing technique has riled executives of companies hoping to commercialize the technology. But they’re arguing on the wrong side ...
- Created on 04 July 2017
- 50. Was bedeuten durch CRISPR verursachte Mutationen für die Sicherheit von Nahrungsmitteln? ...
- (German General)
- ... R in dem Genom von Mäusen zu Hunderten von nicht geplanten Mutationen geführt hat. In der Studie sequenzierten die Forscher das komplette Genom von Mäusen, an denen eine Gen-Editierung vorgenommen worden ...
- Created on 13 June 2017