Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage ...

Crucially, CRISPR systems can only destroy DNA that matches a "memory" captured from a prior infection and stored within the bacteria's own genome, say the researchers. In this way, the CRISPR ...

says Modell. The Johns Hopkins investigators say bacteria have long been known to use CRISPR-Cas systems to chop up phage DNA, break it down and get rid of it. Crucially, CRISPR systems can only ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Transgenic animals continue to play an essential role in many aspects of zebrafish research, including the development of disease models. The most widely used system for zebrafish transgenesis is the ...

But legumes, including beans, lentils, and peanuts, have a trick up their sleeve. They grow special root nodules that house friendly bacteria called rhizobia, which take nitrogen from the air and ...

CRISPR-Cas systems are prokaryotic immune systems that confer resistance to foreign genetic elements such as plasmids and phages. CRISPR-Cas systems have been exploited for targeted genome editing ...

In this article, we are going to look at where CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) stands against other biotech stocks. Biotech Sector Set for Growth Amid Innovation and Investor Interest The ...