By analyzing bacterial data, researchers have discovered thousands of rare new CRISPR systems that have a range of functions and could enable gene editing, diagnostics, and more.
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Ó³»´«Ã½ of MIT and Harvard showed how prime editing can correct mutations that cause sickle cell disease in a potentially curative approach.
By introducing cancer-causing mutations into healthy skin cells step-by-step, Ó³»´«Ã½ scientists have created models of skin cancer that can reveal the effects of mutations.