CRISPR

CRISPR Cover Photo

CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short
Palindromic Repeats. It is a naturally occurring process used by bacteria to defend
against viruses.

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  2. National Cancer Institute (2021). “DNA.” https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/dna
  3. National Human Genome Research Institute (2021). “The Humane Genome Project.” https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project 
  4. Nature.com (October 7, 2020). “Pioneers of revolutionary CRISPR gene editing win chemistry Nobel.” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02765-9 
  5. Nature.com (June 3, 2015). “CRISPR, the disruptor.” https://www.nature.com/articles/522020a 
  6. Suzanne Clancy (2008). “The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA.”  story. Nature Education 1(1):102. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rna-functions-352/ 
  7. Nature.com (June 3, 2015). “CRISPR, the disruptor.” https://www.nature.com/articles/522020a 
  8. Tian Wang, Hongyan Zhang & Hongliang Zhu (June 15, 2019). “CRISPR technology is revolutionizing the improvement of tomato and other fruit crops.” Horticulture Research 6, Article 77. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41438-019-0159-x 
  9. V. Edwin Hillary & S. Antony Ceasar (December 2019). “Application of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing System in Cereal Crops.” The Open Biotechnology Journal 13 (1), 173–179. 
  10. Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi et al. “Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants.” Genome Biology 21, Article 289. https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-020-02204-y
  11. Fujan Wang et al. (April 26, 2016). “Enhanced Rice Blast Resistance by CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Mutagenesis of the ERF transcription factor gene OsERF922.” PLOS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154027 
  12. Nikolay P. Kandul et al. (2019). “Transforming insect population control with precisión guided sterile males with demonstration in flies.” Nature Communications 10, Article 24. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07964-7 
  13. N. Raguz & B. Lukic (2020). “Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding.” In Proceedings of the 55th Croatian & 15th International Symposium on Agriculture, Vodice, Croatia, February 16-21, 2020. Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding. (cabdirect.org)
  14. N. Raguz & B. Lukic (2020). “Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding.” In Proceedings of the 55th Croatian & 15th International Symposium on Agriculture, Vodice, Croatia, February 16-21, 2020. Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding. (cabdirect.org)
  15. Editasmedicine (2021). “CRISPR Gene Editing.” https://www.editasmedicine.com/crispr-gene-editing/#crisprGeneEditing 
  16. Livescience (October 20, 2021). “What is CRISPR?” https://www.livescience.com/58790-crispr-explained.html 
  17. The Nobel Prize (October 7, 2020). “Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020.” https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/   

Editasmedicine (2021). “CRISPR Gene Editing.” https://www.editasmedicine.com/crispr-gene-editing/#crisprGeneEditing

Fujan Wang et al. (April 26, 2016). “Enhanced Rice Blast Resistance by CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Mutagenesis of the ERF transcription factor gene OsERF922.” PLOS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154027 

Livescience (October 20, 2021). “What is CRISPR?” https://www.livescience.com/58790-crispr-explained.html 

N. Raguz & B. Lukic (2020). “Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding.” In Proceedings of the 55th Croatian & 15th International Symposium on Agriculture, Vodice, Croatia, February 16-21, 2020. Potential gain of genome editing for improved animal breeding. (cabdirect.org)

National Cancer Institute (2021). “DNA.” https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/dna

National Human Genome Research Institute (2021). “The Humane Genome Project.” https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project 

Nature.com (June 3, 2015). “CRISPR, the disruptor.” https://www.nature.com/articles/522020a 

Nature.com (October 7, 2020). “Pioneers of revolutionary CRISPR gene editing win chemistry Nobel.” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02765-9 

Nikolay P. Kandul et al. (2019). “Transforming insect population control with precisión guided sterile males with demonstration in flies.” Nature Communications 10, Article 24. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07964-7 

Suzanne Clancy (2008). “The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA.”  story. Nature Education 1(1):102. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rna-functions-352/ 

Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi et al. “Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants.” Genome Biology 21, Article 289. https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-020-02204-y

The Nobel Prize (October 7, 2020). “Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020.” https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/   

Tian Wang, Hongyan Zhang & Hongliang Zhu (June 15, 2019). “CRISPR technology is revolutionizing the improvement of tomato and other fruit crops.” Horticulture Research 6, Article 77. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41438-019-0159-x 

V. Edwin Hillary & S. Antony Ceasar (December 2019). “Application of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing System in Cereal Crops.” The Open Biotechnology Journal 13 (1), 173–179. 

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