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Chinese scientist He Jiankui genetically mutated twins born last year to be resistant to HIV infection through the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology — however, according to an analysis released June 3 by UC Berkeley researchers, this mutation also comes with a 21 percent increase in mortality later in life.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the University of California a new patent for the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 system of gene-editing technology on Tuesday. The patent, No. 10,301,651, covers methods of modulating DNA transcription.
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After four years of litigation battles, the US Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, has finally approved a third CRISPR patent for the University of California.
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UC Berkeley researchers have found a way to improve revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 by restricting its activation to desired cells.
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Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced Monday that he created the world’s first genetically edited babies with the gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9, prompting pushback from members of the scientific community over ethical concerns.
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Three letters can quickly turn lackadaisical shoppers at a farmers market, diners at a restaurant or families at dinner tables quite sour: GMO. When challenged to expand this acronym into its full form, vehement oppositionists to this technology are often found fumbling for the words “genetically modified organism.” What is
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World-renowned scientists, including UC Berkeley professors Jennifer Doudna and Ian Agol, spoke at the annual Breakthrough Prize Symposium on Monday, sharing key insights on their discoveries and anticipating imminent challenges in their respective fields.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ultimately ruled that patents held for inventions by the Broad Institute, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are distinct from the UC’s patents. The institutions have engaged in a long battle over the patents, which have the potential to secure both prestige and billions of dollars in licensing agreements.
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Jennifer Doudna, campus professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, who co-discovered the genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9, will open a lab at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco to expand her research.
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Hye Young Lee, the lead researcher and an assistant professor of physiology at UT San Antonio, said this study marks the first time a nonviral delivery of the Cas9 protein into the brain showed a reduction in autism.
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