Gene editing

Manipulating genetics has helped mankind in numerous ways. In this article, we consider genetic modification strategies, including genome editing and genetic engineering, the techniques used to achieve them and purposes to which they are applied.

"Gene-editing is a technique to manipulate an organism's genome or gene or DNA sequence which might be insertion or deletion. CRISPR-CAS9 system is one of the popular gene-editing techniques so far."

Wageningen University & Research will host the CRISPRcon conference on 20 and 21 June, where experts from all over the world will talk about the future of gene editing: adapting genetic material. Professor John van der Oost receives international praise for his long-standing commitment to CRISPR-Cas.

We are in the midst of a gene-editing revolution. For four decades, scientists have tinkered with our genes. Since the 1970s, they’ve experimentally switched them on and off, uncovering their functions; mapped their location within our genome; and even inserted or deleted them in animals, plants and human beings. And in November 2018, a Chinese scientist claimed to have created the world’s first genetically modified human beings. Though scientists have made great inroads into understanding…

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Humankind unwittingly dabbled in genetic engineering 10,000 years ago, when early farmers saved seeds from their most vigorous plants — those with the hardiest genes — for the next year’s crops. We’ve come a long way since then.