The structure of a eukaryotic CRISPR-Cas homolog, Fanzor2, shows promise for gene editing
Elizabeth Kellogg, PhD, Department of Structural Biology at St. Jude, used cryo-EM to study the evolutionary journey of Fanzor2, a ...
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New mRNA and gene editing tools offer hope for dengue virus treatment
Schematic of the composition and mechanism of action of an anti-DENV drug LbuCas13a expressed by mRNA. Credit: Microbiology of nature ...
Phage editing technology could lead to alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A team of scientists, including Kate Crawford, pictured here, has developed technology that allows them to modify the genomes of ...
RNA editing plays a critical role in fruit flies’ sense of smell and social interactions
Recoding the Island27 Val is conserved across Drosophila species. Credit: Scientific progress (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi9101 Think of your DNA as ...
New RNA editing tool could improve cancer treatment
Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.035 Cancer cell therapies can be potentially improved with a CRISPR RNA-editing platform, according to a ...
Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells
Mutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells ...
Gene editing offers hope for people with hereditary diseases
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A group of patients with an inherited disease had their lives transformed by a single treatment ...
Disruption of RNA editing mimics early-stage disease without virus involvement
Image of a mouse pancreas with disrupted RNA editing in beta cells, showing massive inflammation destroying an islet of Langerhans. ...
