Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3d illustration of a Cas enzyme, part of the CRISPR system, cutting through a length of DNA. Scientists have unearthed 188 ...

Scientists from Vilnius University's (VU) Life Sciences Center (LSC) have discovered a unique way for cells to silence specific genes without cutting DNA. This research, led by Prof. Patrick Pausch ...

Researchers are investigating the potential of CRISPR in relation to Down syndrome.

This new technology could one day significantly expand the market for gene-editing biotechs.

It acts as a sort of molecular fumigator to battle phages and plasmids. CRISPR-Cas9 has long been likened to a kind of genetic scissors, thanks to its ability to snip out any desired section of DNA ...

Researchers have revealed new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system, providing insights into its DNA recognition and cleavage mechanisms. The ...

This review is designed by Professor Changyang Gong and written by his PhD student Shiyao Zhou. At the beginning, they elaborated the mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9 system. CRISPR/Cas9 system consists of ...

A team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a point-of-care testing (POCT) system based on microfluidic CRISPR-Dx technology, ...