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CRISPR gene-editing techniques could prevent illness by reprogramming gut bacteria
To date, CRISPR enzymes have been used to edit the genomes of one type of cell at a time: They ...
Why sickle cell disease is a perfect target candidate for CRISPR gene editing
When the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 was discovered in 2012 by Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna and collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, it changed ...
15-minute CRISPR-based COVID test uses smartphone camera to identify coronavirus
Scientists at UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes have developed a new CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that, with the help of a smartphone ...
Here’s why women are overmedicated
Researchers analyzed data from several thousand medical journal articles and found clear evidence of a drug dose gender gap for ...
US patent office reopens Broad Institute—University of California CRISPR patent dispute
The U.S. patent office has declared an interference between a dozen key patents awarded to the Broad Institute on the ...
CRISPR’s lengthy patent legal battle could finally end—in a tie
Like a couple of heavyweight boxers who just keep slugging it out, the University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the ...