Potential Uses or Applications of the CRISPR Cas System ! -.- Several Uses of Cas9 Induced Double Strand Breaks for Genomic Engineering as Suggested by Basset and Li in 2014 are listed below. -.- Most applications of CRISPR Cas9 use… Read More ›
Gene Expression
Structural Models of the CRISPR Cas System!
As of December 2013 90 solved structures were available in the PubMed structural database related to the CRISPR Cas System! -.- A few these models are shown below! A PubMed search for “CRISPR Cas” showed that close to 90 solved… Read More ›
Highlighted Reports on the CRISPR Cas System!
Selected papers for CRISPR Cas! Segal and Meckler in 2013 state in ‘Genome Engineering at the Dawn of the Golden Age,’ that, “In summary, compared with ZFNs, TALENs can be designed for more targets, are more likely to be active… Read More ›
Is Targeted Insertion of Short DNA Fragments into Mammalian Cells Possible?
Recently the Targeted Insertion of Short DNA Fragments into Mammalian Cells was Shown to be Possible with the help of CRISPR Cas! The direct injection of Cas9 mRNA, sgRNAs, and DNA oligos or vectors into mammalian cells was reported as… Read More ›
What is a CRISPR Cas system?
The CRISPR-Cas systems found in bacteria and archaea are versatile small RNAs for adaptive defense and regulation Bacteria and archaea have evolved various defense and regulatory mechanisms allowing them to react to various stressful situations caused by the environment, such… Read More ›
How do we taste or smell odors?
The taste of sugars amino acids, peptides, nucleotides, and proteins “Analytical Services” Taste and smell are chemical senses that give us humans and many animals information about the chemical composition that surround us and are part of our nearest environment. … Read More ›
Are MicroRNAs the new players in metabolism and metabolic disorders?
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as key regulators of metabolic processes! . More and more evidence is accumulating that suggest that the dysregulation of miRNAs may contribute to metabolic abnormalities such as the misregulation of cholesterol and lipid metabolism, insulin… Read More ›
What are Nano-flares? What are the features of nano-flares?
Answer 1 . A “nano-flare” refers to a very small solar flare that happens in the corona, the external atmosphere of the Sun. . Answer 2 . Nano-flares are a new class of intracellular molecular probes. . This blog is… Read More ›
Piwi-RNAs, the Defenders of the Genome
What are Piwi- or piRNAs ? Here is the answer: P-element induced wimpy testis (Piwi)-RNAs, or Piwi-interacting RNA, or piRNAs are small RNAs typically 23 to 35 nucleotides long . . During the recent 16 years a group of small… Read More ›
What is Aging? What are Aging Theories?
Have you ever asked yourself the following questions? . Why do we age? When do we start aging? Is there a biomarker for aging? Is there a limit to how old we can grow? . Many theories have been proposed… Read More ›
