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CRISPR activation: quicker diagnosis of rare genetic diseases
Using CRISPRa to activate genes in readily accessible cells provides an effective and accurate diagnosis of genetic diseases.
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Soft nickases could be the future of safe, effective gene editing
Researchers in the US have developed a new CRISPR method for treating genetic conditions using nickases that they say is safer and more effective.
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Promising new RNA editing technology could be used to treat genetic diseases
New research by the University of California, San Diego could provide a much simpler way to repair disease-causing mutations in RNA.
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First studies of human genetic variation released by the gnomAD Consortium
The Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium has released seven papers leveraging its database to study genetic variants and their potential for guiding discovery of safer drugs.
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Scientists make improvements to AI pipeline used to diagnose genetic diseases
Building on previous research, scientists have made improvements to an artificial intelligence pipeline used to diagnose genetic diseases via blood samples obtained from gravely ill infants.