Albino rice plants created with TnpB by disrupting the gene responsible for producing green color. Credit: Kutubuddin Molla and Subhasis Karmakar Genome editing is one of the most transformative scientific breakthroughs of our time. It allows us to delve into the code of life and make precise adjustments. Imagine being able to rewrite the genetic … Read more
Enlarge / Top row: individual steps in the reaction process. Bottom row: Cartoon diagram of the top row, showing the position of each DNA and RNA strand. Hiraizumi, etc. al. While CRISPR is probably the most prominent gene editing technology, there are others, some developed before and since. And humans have developed CRISPR variants to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have broken a new frontier in the rapidly evolving field of gene editing with the discovery of a way to program the recombination and rearrangement of DNA. The new technique promises to expand the … Read more
For the past two weeks I’ve been editing in the latest version of Final Cut Pro for the iPad. For many professionals, the original release of this app last year missed the mark. The tools are simply too limited to use on a daily basis. The new version doesn’t necessarily change that, but despite my … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! IS1111 and IS110 family functions. Credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49474-9 × close to IS1111 and IS110 family functions. Credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49474-9 Scientists at the University of Sydney have developed a gene-editing tool with greater accuracy and … Read more
Artist’s rendering of the effect of editing all six copies of the TT8 gene in Camelina sativa. Seeds with inactivated TT8 genes (right) show a yellow color, reduced thickness of their seed coat and an accumulation of almost 22% more oil than wild seeds (left). Credit: Valerie Lentz/Brookhaven National Laboratory Scientists have increased oil production … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: AI-generated image × close to Credit: AI-generated image Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or replacing entire genes in the genomes of human cells efficiently … Read more