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Researchers transformed a plant pathogen weapon into a programmable tool for DNA editing.

TALENs

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Making Standards Exceptional

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Can “Gene Writing” Deliver What Gene Editing Can’t?

CRISPR, TALENs, ZFNs, gene editing, base editing, mitochondria, DNA, mtDNA

New Gene Editing Tool Corrects Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA

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Gene Editing Reaches Plant Mitochondria

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Genome-Edited Hornless Cows’ Offspring Are Healthy: Study

Gene-Edited Soybean Oil Makes Restaurant Debut

Gene Editing Treats Mitochondrial Disorders in Mice

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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