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Interview 8 Apr 2019

Francis Mojica, the Spanish Scientist Who Discovered CRISPR

Contrary to popular belief, Francis Mojica was the first person to discover the CRISPR mechanism and give it its name. He told me how the discovery came about, discussed the wide potential of the gene editing tool and shared his favorite CRISPR application. You’ve likely heard of CRISPR/Cas9, a gene editing tool that has taken […]

April 8, 2019 - 11 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 11 Mar 2019

Danish Biotech to Develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Treatments

SNIPR Biome has raised €43M in Series A funds to develop treatments that precisely target ‘bad’ bacteria using CRISPR gene editing, while keeping the rest of the patient’s microbiome intact. Founded with €2.6M seed investment from the Lundbeck Foundation in 2017, SNIPR Biome was the first exploratory investment for the Danish organisation’s Emerge fund, which […]

March 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

CRISPR Cas9 antimicrobial peptide antibiotic resistance

News and Trends 26 Feb 2019

Swiss Scientists Find ‘Silver Bullet’ Against Bacterial Infections

Using the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9, researchers in Lausanne have uncovered antimicrobial molecules in the fruit fly that can selectively kill certain bacteria. This could lead to new therapeutics combatting antimicrobial resistance, and even preventing infections before they start. The research shows the antimicrobial molecules, or peptides, have the potential to treat infections of pathogens […]

February 26, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 11 Feb 2019

CRISPR: One Patent to Rule Them All

The gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized research in biology. With several parties fighting for the rights to the technology’s intellectual property, how difficult is it for third parties to access this coveted technology? The CRISPR patent dispute is quite unique. While universities usually work together to disseminate innovation and knowledge, in the CRISPR case […]

February 11, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

CRISPR Cas9 bacteriophage anti CRISPR gut microbiome 1

News and Trends 8 Feb 2019

Anti-CRISPR Proteins Could Improve Gene Editing Precision

A research group in Denmark has found proteins in gut and soil microbes that can inhibit the action of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, a finding that could help to control the technology with more precision and less risk. Bacteria and viruses have fought an evolutionary arms race for millions of years. Bacteria evolved CRISPR systems to […]

February 8, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

CRISPR wageningen netherlands gluten wheat

News and Trends 31 Jan 2019

CRISPR Gene Editing Could Make Gluten Safe for Celiacs

A Dutch research group is using the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to modify wheat gluten, letting people with celiac disease eat gluten without experiencing debilitating symptoms. In celiac disease, the immune system attacks gluten, causing damage to the intestine. This forces sufferers to stick to expensive gluten-free versions of foods such as bread, which […]

January 31, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Best in Biotech 31 Dec 2018

European Biotech’s Biggest News of 2018

With this year coming to a close, it’s now time to look back at the biggest biotech news stories of 2018 in Europe, which include CRISPR-Cas9 controversy, big financial deals, and spider silk airplanes. The year 2018 brought a lot of change to the biotech industry in Europe, with clinical trials, approvals and Brexit […]

December 31, 2018 - 12 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 19 Dec 2018

Could We Use CRISPR to Light up Future Christmas Trees?

Scientists in the UK have proposed a way to make bioluminescent Christmas trees using the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing tool that makes it easier to edit the genome. For this reason, it is now a standard tool in research and development centers worldwide, and companies such as the German chemical […]

December 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 26 Oct 2018

BASF Will Use CRISPR to Gene-Edit Crops and Microbes

The German chemical giant BASF has obtained a non-exclusive license from the US Broad Institute for the use of CRISPR-Cpf1 gene-editing technology in agricultural and microbiological applications. CRISPR-Cas9 is a fast and easy technique for editing the genome that has gained worldwide fame. It has the potential for use in many applications such as in […]

October 26, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 17 Oct 2018

Belgian Firm Will Develop Antibiotic Alternatives for Industrial Biotech Using CRISPR

Syngulon will be developing antibacterial peptides using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology thanks to an agreement with ERS Genomics, which licenses out CRISPR intellectual property in the EU. CRISPR technology is a hot topic in the biotech industry because it makes gene editing faster and easier than other techniques. This could make it very useful in […]

October 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 25 Jul 2018

Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?

With the rise of antimicrobial resistance across the globe, and with a dire lack of new antibiotics in the pipeline, more attention is going towards developing innovative treatments and technologies that kill superbugs in completely new ways. Here, we take a closer look at some of the most promising of these technologies emerging from the […]

July 25, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

News and Trends 16 Jul 2018

CRISPR-Cas9 Shown to Cause Previously Unseen DNA Damage

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK have found that gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9 can cause significantly more off-target damage to the DNA than previously thought. Published today in Nature Biotechnology, the study is the first to look at unexpected DNA changes caused by CRISPR across large regions of the genome. […]

July 16, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Francis Mojica, the Spanish Scientist Who Discovered CRISPR

Danish Biotech to Develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Treatments

Swiss Scientists Find ‘Silver Bullet’ Against Bacterial Infections

CRISPR: One Patent to Rule Them All

Anti-CRISPR Proteins Could Improve Gene Editing Precision

CRISPR Gene Editing Could Make Gluten Safe for Celiacs

European Biotech’s Biggest News of 2018

Could We Use CRISPR to Light up Future Christmas Trees?

BASF Will Use CRISPR to Gene-Edit Crops and Microbes

Belgian Firm Will Develop Antibiotic Alternatives for Industrial Biotech Using CRISPR

Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?

CRISPR-Cas9 Shown to Cause Previously Unseen DNA Damage

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