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New key genes in Parkinson’s disease identified using CRISPR technology

Study identifies a new set of genes and cellular pathway that play a role in the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease Scientists searched the entire human genome using CRISPR interference technology ...
Technology Networks

How CRISPR Systems Avoid Wasting Their Own Resources

A newly discovered RNA-based mechanism helps CRISPR systems maintain efficiency by preventing interference, offering insights ...
Labroots

Stricter Precision: Enhanced Dual-Level Control of Inducible Cas9 Systems for Regulating Functional Gene Expression w/ Live Q&A

CRISPR-Cas9 has been widely adapted for use in transcriptional modulation and epigenetic engineering with deactivated Cas9 (dCas9) systems to enable CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation ...
HDBuzz

Cutting to the chase with CRISPR

If CRISPR stays active too long, it could cut unintended parts of the genome. To reduce this risk, the researchers designed a self-inactivating CRISPR system. This means that CRISPR edits the gene and ...
Labroots

Novel Parkinson's Linked Genes Revealed by CRISPR

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, and an estimated 90,000 new patients are diagnosed every year in the US alone. Scientists have tried to learn more ...
Business Insider

Editas Medicine Announces U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reaffirms its Prior Decision in Favor of the Broad Institute in CRISPR/Cas9 Interference

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a pioneering gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines for serious diseases, today ...