Cancer is a highly debilitating condition that continues to effects millions across the globe. Over the years, numerous researches and discoveries have been made by the experts in order to come up with more accurate and more advanced cancer diagnosis, management, and treatment tools and methods that may allow these patients to live a longer life. Some methods that are usually used for the…
CRISPR is a revolutionizing technology that can be used for gene editing, and as a direct result, has the potential to change the world as we know it. The essence of CRISPR-Cas9 is pretty simple. It’s a method of finding a certain part of DNA inside a cell. At the same time, the next step is commonly modifying a gene to alter a specific piece of DNA (Mullin, 2018).
CRISPR technology…
What Is CRISPR?
CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. This is a gene-editing technique which is also known as Cas 9. The world of science has been captivated by this revolutionized technology (Vidyasagar, 2018) because this is a cheaper, easier, and more efficient technique in comparison to previous technologies of modifying genes.
CRISPR-Cas9 is…
“Transformational.”
“Life Changing potential.”
A landmark CRISPR trial is using the power of the CRISPR cas-9 gene editing tool to tackle diseases that were deemed “incurable”.
After three years of research and development has produced some exciting results, giving hope to patients suffering from two red blood diseases – beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease (Hardy…
Gene editing has always been under the limelight of medical research. From creating effective vaccines to finding cures for the previously incurable, genetic engineering has always lent a hand to the boggled scientists.
What Is A CRISPR System?
CRISPR also known as Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats is the name given to a specific set of DNA sequences present in the…
The field of medicine is advancing and evolving at the speed of light. Genetic engineering is a field that has seen the daylight of progress and research in the past couple of years. Scientists of today are in a continuous struggle to decode the role of genes played in the occurrence of prevalent diseases. The multifactorial struggle is based on diagnosing the disease and treating it using gene…
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With its unlimited potential to forever alter the genes that make up our world, CRISPR-Cas9 could well prove to be humanity’s greatest piece of technology.
But who was the genius that came up with it?
Who should get the credit?
Although the hype around CRISPR-Cas9 is relatively new, the initial discovery was made way back in 1987.
But back…
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Cancer is a dreadful term that rattles the soul to the core. Many find “cancer” synonymous with misery, and death. Modern medical breakthroughs have brought to light certain drugs and therapies which are effective for limiting the spread of cancers. However, no definitive cure is available to date.
Oncogenes: Genetic Basis Of Cancer
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Ever since the amazing technology, famous as the ‘CRISPR’, has been introduced to the world, it has been revolutionizing the world of gene technology through its uses and applications.
CRISPR is also known as ‘Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats’. It is a technology that allows the DNA of any genome to get easily read and then edited by a scientist who is…
We are currently living in a world that seems to be advancing by the second. Every other day, we come to hear about a marvelous invention, an impossible task turn possible again, and if nothing, then just the fact that things are not as complicated as they used to be in the past is sufficient enough to make us aware of how far we have come, thanks to research and technology combined.
In…