Here I talk about how CRISPR systems can address some of the biggest problems associated with editing genomes to create transgenic organisms. I also comment on three big applications of CRISPR technology that George Church is excited about.
- Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Editing (Review) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24…
- First successful repair of mutant gene in mouse ES cells http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28…
- International Summit on Human Gene Editing: http://www.nationalacademies.org/gene…
- News coverage of Gene Editing Summit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/c…
- Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves (George Church and Ed Regis) http://amzn.to/1QWkaqN
Life and Biology 