CRISPR systems in general act as "molecular scissors" by cutting DNA into pieces, be it in a lab-based setting or, in nature, inside a bacterium to destroy a phage. Essentially, they are a ...

Some bacteria have developed CRISPR gene scissors in response to attacks by so-called phages. This bacterial immune system recognizes the phage genetic material, destroys it and thus protects ...

Fine-Tuning Leaf Angle With CRISPR Improves Sugarcane Yield June 10, 2024 — A CABBI research team has used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to optimize leaf angle in sugarcane, increasing the amount of ...

"Specifically, we need to know about the defense mechanisms, such as CRISPR, that bacteria use to protect themselves against ...

CRISPR-Cas gene-editing technology is a groundbreaking ... strategy is important for reaching the target bacterium. A phage ...

With antibiotics losing their effectiveness, one company is turning to gene editing and bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—to combat infections.

Technologies for generating superphages and optimizing phage cocktails are poised to overcome antibiotic resistance and ...

Medical anthropologist and bioethicist Julia Brown says scientists and nonscientists need to talk about whether and how we should use CRISPR to edit the fetal genome. When you purchase through ...

Mission Bio explains how single-cell multiomics can help researchers overcome the challenges of heterogeneous editing ...

View full profile. Learn about our editorial policies. Like the human immune system, bacteria learn from past infections. CRISPR sequences—short snippets of DNA from previous viruses—guide destructive ...