Adapted from a UC Berkeley news release To date, CRISPR enzymes have been used to edit the genomes of one type of cell at a time: They cut, delete, or add genes to a specific kind of cell within a tissue or organ, for example, or to one kind of microbe growing in isolation in
All-Star Scientific Team Seeks to Edit Entire Microbiomes with CRISPR
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The Incredible Bacterial ‘Homing Missiles’ That Scientists Want to Harness
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A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track medicine and microbiome science
Are Gut Microbes the Key to Unlocking Anxiety?
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The prevalence of anxiety disorders, already the most common mental illness in many countries, including the US, has surged during the novel coronavirus pandemic. A new study provides evidence that taking care of our gut microbiome may help mitigate some of that anxiety.