CRISPR Content

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease Resistant Rice

Andy Fell — June 15, 2023 - 10:11am

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease resistant rice plants, according to a new study published in the journal Nature June 14.

Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

Amy M Quinton — April 17, 2023 - 8:00am

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis researchers will use the genome-editing tool CRISPR to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cows, in a $70-million donor-funded initiative.

Identifying Sites for Testing Modified Mosquitoes as a Strategy to Eradicate Malaria

Andy Fell — August 18, 2021 - 10:20am

Over the past several years molecular geneticists have been researching the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to mosquitoes that transmit malaria. This parasitic blood disease inflicts an enormous health burden throughout the tropical world. The numbers are hard to grasp: 229 million infections annually with over 440,000 deaths, mostly children and mostly in Africa.

Media Advisory: Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna to Speak

Andy Fell — October 26, 2020 - 11:40am

* Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. — Jennifer Doudna, the 2020 Nobel laureate in chemistry, will speak about her work on CRISPR and its intersections with COVID-19 at the upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series in Research and Innovation. The free, online event, co-organized by the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Office of Research and the School of Medicine, will be live, but registration is required.

A Tool for Tuning Cellular Noise

Andy Fell — June 23, 2020 - 8:01am

Cells are noisy things, biochemically speaking. This noise manifests through the heterogeneity of protein synthesis and cellular behavior. Understanding and controlling the noise is paramount to various biomedical applications, including drug treatment, tissue engineering, and the design of synthetic cells. Despite the importance of controlling cellular noise, current molecular methods to modulate cellular noise require changes to the target genetic component. These methods are challenging to extend for genome-wide studies and for modulating noise in therapeutic treatment.

CRISPR a Tool for Conservation, Not Just Gene Editing

Katherine E Kerlin — May 21, 2020 - 9:19am

The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used for a variety of agricultural and public health purposes — from growing disease-resistant crops to, more recently, a diagnostic test for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Now a study involving fish that look nearly identical to the endangered Delta smelt finds that CRISPR can be a conservation and resource management tool, as well. The researchers think its ability to rapidly detect and differentiate among species could revolutionize environmental monitoring.