- Scientists have developed a new CRISPR platform that will make gene-editing more precise. Researchers believe the upgrade, dubbed MAGESTIC, will make CRISPR work less like scissors and more like 'control F' [find] operation of a word-processor, with the replace-text command allowing a desired change https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2018/05/clipping-scissors-word-processor 108 comments science
- Don’t dismiss gene editing on account of one rogue case - He Jiankui’s work on Crispr babies has been condemned. But the beneficial possibilities in his work are endless https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/02/dont-dismiss-gene-editing-on-account-of-one-rogue-case 12 comments technology
- New gene editing tool called HITI is 10 times more efficient than CRISPR and works in non dividing nerve and muscle cells http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/gene-editing-works-in-nondividing-cells-ameliorates-blindness/81253445 9 comments science
- Evolutionary Biology and Gene Editing of Cat Allergen, Fel d 1 | CRISPR kitties could lose allergens someday, in vitro work shows here https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/genbio.2022.29023.ave 2 comments science