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From hours to seconds: the popular #CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system gets a significant speed boost from a new technique demonstrated in research from Science, which regulates the process’s crucial DNA cleavage step with light. ($) fcld.ly/p6lg5u7

New #CRISPR research involving gene-edited #TCells represents an important advance in the therapeutic application of gene editing and highlights the potential to accelerate development of cell-based therapies. Read more in this #SciMagPerspective: fcld.ly/gq8o6v4

Discovery reveals mechanism that turns herpes #virus on and off @cornell @PLOSPathogens medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-d…

Thirty years after the #cysticfibrosis gene was discovered, scientists have developed a promising treatment for this disease that targets its protein-folding underpinnings. #genetics wapo.st/2WLWcFB

ASHG member Evan Eichler and colleagues have identified a new gene with ties to developmental delays and #autism: CSDE1. So far, not much is known about this gene's function. #genetics #genomics bit.ly/336b43Z

A woman’s genetic profile showed she would develop Alzheimer’s by age 50, but she didn’t. The reason could be key to fighting the disease. nyti.ms/2CcREPa