Gene-editing in embryos

GS Paper 3 Source: DTE Context:  A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has warned of the potential consequences of gene editing technology, which is still not fully understood.   Key findings: Using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to delete harmful disease-causing mutations could create more problems CRISPR could lead to …

CRISPR

GS Paper  3 Syllabus: Biotechnology   Source: Indian Express  Direction: Biotechnology is one of the favourites for UPSC mains as well as prelims. CRISPR has reached a decade of development this year. Those giving mains this time, plz don’t ignore this topic.  Context: Over the last 3 years, gene-editing technology with nearly unlimited potential has …

10 years of CRISPR Gene editing

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Science and Technology- Biotech   Source: Time Context: 10 years back in 2012, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier published their finding that CRISPR-Cas9 could be programmed with RNA to edit genomic DNA, now considered one of the most significant discoveries in the history of biology. CRISPR-Cas9: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Associated protein 9 CRISPR …