Texas Tech researchers say they were able to improve on CRISPR/Cas9 technology by "tweaking" the sequence of the single guide RNA template. "The extent of the improvement in knockout efficiency with these changes was striking," Haoquan Wu says. "This is going to help reduce concerns that knockout experiments might not work, and also significantly increase the efficiency of more challenging editing procedures like gene deletion." Release
> Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa say they have identified a new therapeutic candidate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Release
> Temple investigators are spotlighting a new mechanism involved in aldosterone-induced heart damage. Release