Spanish microbiologist Francisco Mojica is credited with coining the name CRISPR, but crisper definitions are possible, as @KevinADavies tweeted some time ago. What does CRISPR “actually” stand for?
Reinventing the CRISPR acronym
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«This is CRISPR» on CBS
60 minutes is considered “the most successful news magazine in TV history”. Don’t miss this CRISPR episode, featuring Feng Zhang, Eric Lander, Kang Zhang and Shoukhrat Mitalipov.
Rampage: CRISPR monsters gone wild
Let me come out. I enjoyed it, and I’m not much worried about so many people learning the word CRISPR from a popcorn movie. A little fun never killed any technology, and Rampage, by Brad Peyton, is less dumb than it may seem. Continue reading
CRISPR sci-fi, welcome to the post-identity world
It’s 2045; the Gene Revolution is changing humanity. The US has lost its technological crown, and the biotech capital of the world is now Singapore. In Change Agent, the techno-thriller by Daniel Suarez, the night is lit by bioluminescent trees, children play with neotenic pets, drug addicts enjoy custom highs, specialized for their individual DNA. International law prohibits human edits beyond those designed to correct a short UN-approved list of genetic diseases. But a few years after ratification, the UN Treaty on Genetic Modification is already a dead letter. Continue reading
CRISPRtini. Let’s party!
The CRISPR Journal debut cocktail reloaded for CRISPeR Frenzy blog anniversary
CRISPR stocks, what’s boiling in the pot?
Up and down, following the excitement for the latest scientific exploit or frustration for disappointing results. CRISPR is young but already knows how volatile is the market. “Preprint wipes millions off CRISPR companies’ stocks,” cries the March issue of Nature Biotechnology. Continue reading
Valentine’s Day: tell it with CRISPR
credit: @CRISPRlab; Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
