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When CRISPR gene editing falls short: ‘Base editing’ might treat disorders on the maternal line in mitochondrial DNA

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
[A] technique — which builds on a super-precise version of gene editing called base editing — could allow researchers to ...

‘Search and destroy’: Precision stem cell treatments could be safer against blood cancers

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Scientists are experimenting with ways to selectively target the body’s blood-making cells for destruction. Early studies in animals and people ...
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‘It’s unsettling’: Cancer cells use the body’s nerves to attack the brain, studies suggest

Scientific American&nbsp|&nbsp
Tumour cells can plug into—and feed off—the brain’s complex network of neurons, according to a trio of studies. This nefarious ...
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EU food-testing labs must track unapproved CRISPR crop imports—but there’s no easy way to do it

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
A landmark European court ruling that made gene-edited crops subject to the same stringent regulations as other genetically modified organisms ...

Scientific, social and ethical barriers must be overcome before the world is ready for CRISPR babies, researchers say

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Nature asked researchers and other stakeholders what hurdles remain before heritable gene editing could become acceptable as a clinical tool ...

Animal gene-editing researchers leaving US to escape FDA’s ‘regulatory confusion’

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
In a few weeks, reproductive biologist Charles Long will travel from Texas to São Paulo, Brazil in search of collaborators ...
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In-body gene editing successful in first trial, targeting Hunter syndrome

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
A therapy that edits genes directly in the human body might be safe, suggest early findings from the first trial ...

Landmark cancer tumor drug Keytruda hampered by glitches

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
A landmark cancer drug approved last year seemed to herald a long-anticipated change in the treatment of some tumours: with ...

Glory of plants in 3D: CRISPR gene-editing, imaging technology unlock genetic secrets

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Advances in imaging technology — allowing researchers to peer inside plant structures in 3D — mean that biologists are seeking ...

Combatants prepping for next skirmish in battle over CRISPR patents

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The long-running battle over US patents for CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing continues. On 25 October, the Broad Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts, filed ...

Ancient corn genome could unlock secrets of crop diversity and adaptation

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
[Kelly Swarts, a quantitative geneticist, and her] team sequenced the genomes of fifteen 1,900-year-old maize cobs found in [a Utah ...

DNA movies? Gene editor CRISPR used to store ‘movie’ in bacteria

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Internet users have a variety of format options in which to store their movies, and biologists have now joined the ...

How DNA from 100-year-old tumor could bolster treatment of rare childhood cancers

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Deep in the basement archives of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children reside the patient records that cancer researcher ...

Immune cells that attack tumors may dictate the success or failure of therapy

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Detailed maps of the immune cells that surround tumours could suggest fresh therapeutic targets, point out biological markers that can ...

CRISPR gene editing calls into question results of older genetics studies

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
[Jason Sheltzer, a cancer biologist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York] and his team joined an expanding club ...

Pre-Cancer Genome Atlas: Tracking tumors to determine why they turn from benign to dangerous

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Washington DC, researchers gathered on April 2 to discuss ...

Drones and robots revolutionizing plant breeding, combating climate change

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The use of drones and robots is also on the rise as researchers pursue the ‘quantified plant’ — one in ...

5 unsolved mysteries about CRISPR

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
[Despite knowing a lot about CRISPR, scientists] are still puzzling over some basic questions about the system and how it works ...

Personalized medicine industry in distress over Supreme Court’s tightening of patent laws

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
Rejections for US patents related to personalized medicine have spiked after recent Supreme Court decisions tightened the rules for such ...

Scientists already looking for better alternatives to CRISPR

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The CRISPR–Cas9 tool enables scientists to alter genomes practically at will...But for all the devotion, CRISPR–Cas9 has its limitations. It ...

‘Unsung heroes’ of CRISPR often overshadowed by growing celebrity of lead discoverers

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Today, CRISPR is a ...

USDA to overhaul regulatory process for biotech crops to incorporate advances in gene editing

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . . Improved ...

What’s next for CRISPR patent dispute?

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There is no shortage ...

Gene edited mosquitoes could wipe out malaria forever

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mutant mosquitoes engineered to ...

Unproven ‘miracle cure’ cancer treatment blocked by Brazilian court

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A court in the ...

CRISPR upgrade may make gene editing even simpler

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  The CRISPR/Cas9 technique is ...

UK scientists apply for first-ever human embryo gene editing license

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  Scientists in London have ...

Debating perils and promise of gene editing

Nature&nbsp|&nbsp
“Crap!” That was the first word out of Kevin Esvelt’s mouth as he scanned a paper published in Science in March. The work ...