How did teosinte, a wild grassy plant, turn into corn, the crop grown around the world? Scientists are using gene editing tech like CRISPR to find out.
Fred Love-Iowa State •
futurity
Feb. 3, 2022
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~5 min
A tiny CRISPR can delete, activate, and edit genetic code just like its beefier counterparts. Its smaller size should be easier to deliver into human cells.
Taylor Kubota-Stanford •
futurity
Sept. 7, 2021
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~7 min
Currently the only treatment for Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy, a genetic eye disease, is a cornea transplant. A new gene therapy could change that.