crispr

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a: CRISPR ~
b: graphene

What:

"CRISPR is like graphene. It's one of those exciting new technologies science nerds will invariably invoke as a sort of game changer for every industry ..."


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Writer: Brian Heater
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Date: Jun 18 2017 12:19 PM



a: CRISPR ~
b: a cursor

What:

"Editing with CRISPR is like placing a cursor between two letters in a word processing document and hitting "delete" or clicking "paste." And the ..."


Useful?
Writer: EMILY WALTZ
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Date: Jun 18 2017 12:21 PM



a: CRISPR ~
b: Model T to a Lamborghini

What:

"Compared to previous genetic manipulating technologies, CRISPR "is like going from using a Model T to a Lamborghini to do the same thing," says Alan Davidson (BSc '83, PhD '91), a Professor of Molecular Genetics who studies CRISPR in bacteria, as well as viruses' ability to circumvent its actions. "It's like a microwave instead of a campfire. CRISPR is not so much a eureka moment as a eureka technology.""


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Writer: Alan Davidson
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Date: Jun 18 2017 12:22 PM



a: CRISPR ~
b: search and replace function

What:

"One analogy that I particularly enjoy is that CRISPR is like the "search and replace function" on your computer's word processing software."


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Writer: Jamie Rothenburger
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Date: Jun 18 2017 12:23 PM



a: CRISPR ~
b: a GPS system

What:

"What's special is that CAS9 is very precise, almost like a DNA surgeon. The revolution began when scientists figured out that the CRISPR system is programmable. You can just give it a copy of DNA you want to modify and put the system into a living cell. If the old techniques of genetic manipulation were like a map, CRISPR is like a GPS system."


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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 18 2017 12:26 PM



a: crispr ~
b: laser cutter

What:

"Compared to TALENs and zinc-finger nucleases, this was like trading in rusty scissors for a computer-controlled laser cutter. "


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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 18 2017 3:14 PM



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