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CRISPR’s Future in Food Depends on Consumers

“This is a critical year for CRISPR,” says Rodolphe Barrangou, a “CRISPR pioneer” and one of the scientists who first identified the bacteria in yogurt as a...

The CRISPR Journal Issue 6 is Out

Though CRISPR* is poised to solve many of the technical challenges inherent to manipulating the human genome, recent events have caused many to ask not...

A Genetic ‘Chain Saw’ to Target Harmful DNA

While Crispr-Cas9 has drawn a lot of attention, scientists are investigating other Crispr approaches that may reach doctors and patients more quickly

This Protein Could Change Biotech Forever

A tiny molecular machine used by bacteria to kill attacking viruses could change the way that scientists edit the DNA of plants, animals and fungi,...

Alpert Prize Recognizes CRISPR Pioneers

The 2016 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize will be awarded to five scientists for their remarkable contributions to the understanding of the CRISPR bacterial defense system...