CRISPR-Cas9

• Jesse’s Journey awards $1.7M to 4 research projects, largest amount in charity’s history

  Among the research projects receiving funding is one led by SickKids president and CEO Dr. Ronald Cohn using the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9.

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  May 4, 2021
  
• CRISPR-Cas9: The science behind the world’s first gene-edited babies

  For decades, the possibility of genetically altered humans remained firmly in the realm of science fiction. But thanks to CRISPR-Cas9 technology, it recently became a reality.

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  Mar 14, 2019
  
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• Pig-to-human organ transplants a step closer to reality after gene-editing breakthrough

  Researchers created pigs whose genes were edited to exclude disease-causing viruses, potentially opening the door to pig-to-human organ transplants.

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  Aug 11, 2017
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• Scientists are pushing to genetically modify babies to avoid diseases

  To prevent serious medical conditions, scientists should be able to edit people's DNA, a panel of international leading scientists say.

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  Feb 15, 2017
• Scientists, ethicists tackle gene-editing ethics

  A hot new tool to edit the human genetic code has a big wow factor: the promise of long-sought cures for intractable diseases. But depending on how it's used, that same tool could also alter human heredity.

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  Dec 2, 2015