A corn snake against a black background. Comparative genomics and CRISPR-Cas9 helped identify the genes that give it its characteristic dorsal blotches.

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How Do Snakes Get Their Colorful Stripes and Blotches?

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these intricate designs.

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Ancestry Bias Could Cause CRISPR Screens to Veer Off-target

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Molecular Barcodes Help Identify Genes Crucial for Extracellular Vesicle Release

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DNA Droplets in Motion Accelerate Gene Discovery

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What’s the Difference Between Cas9 and Cas12a Nucleases?

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Greens and Genes: The Bitter Truth Behind Your Veggie Preferences

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Cell Engineering 101: Editing with CRISPR

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Two cells on a purple background. Two mechanisms of gene silencing are shown in the cell on the left, while a double-strand break in a DNA region is shown in the cell on the right.

What’s the Difference Between Gene Knockdown and Gene Knockout?

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Lighting Up the Neuronal Cytoskeleton

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