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Repairing a domestication mutation in tomato leads to an earlier yield
Genome editing with CRISPR-Cas is often associated with the induction of mutations. However, a team of researchers from the Swiss University of Lausanne now shows that it can also be used to ...
After inversion by CRISPR/Cas, the epigenetic state of plant chromosomes remains stable
The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...
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The CRISPR technique helps reveal how bean genes could improve nitrogen fixation
A UCO team has applied the genome editing technique, which garnered a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020, to unravel the ...
The Scientist4mon
From CRISPR to Prime Editing: The Evolution of the Genome Editing Revolution
Cas9, the first Cas protein repurposed for cutting DNA ... Scientific Institute found that while base and prime editing reduced undesired mutations relative to CRISPR-Cas9, they still generated some ...
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What is CRISPR?
When the cut is repaired, mutations are introduced that usually ... So why do we call it CRISPR? Cas proteins are used by bacteria to destroy viral DNA. They add bits of viral DNA to their own ...
Phys.org1mon
Repairing a domestication mutation in tomato leads to an earlier yield
CRISPR-Cas genome editing can repair natural mutations in plants, as demonstrated in tomatoes, leading to earlier yields. This precise method contrasts with traditional, random mutagenesis techniques.
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Repairing a domestication mutation in tomato leads to an earlier yield
The repair of the mutation leads to earlier fruit yield. Scale: 7.5 cm. Genome editing with CRISPR-Cas is often associated with the induction of mutations. However, a team of researchers from the ...