Feb. 13, 2025 — A new study unravels the relationship between mitofusins (mitochondrial proteins) and autophagy. Using gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9, the team has been able to study these ...

为提升 HDR 相关基因编辑效率，研究人员筛选化合物，发现 HDAC 抑制剂有效，为基因编辑提供新策略。 基因编辑技术近年来在生命科学领域掀起了一阵 “变革之风”，其中 CRISPR-Cas9 系统凭借其独特优势备受瞩目。CRISPR-Cas9（成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列 / CRISPR ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

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CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.