Fighting Blindness Canada

Using CRISPR to Treat Glaucoma

Researchers from the University of Bristol that are looking for a more long-term treatment option for open angle glaucoma, have turned to gene...

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Fighting Blindness Canada

CRISPR: Making the Cut to Restore Vision

CRISPR (also known as CRISPR-Cas9) is a gene editing technique that allows scientists to cut DNA very precisely It’s like a pair of molecular...

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Using Genome Surgery to Prevent Progression of AMD

Scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea report the use of CRISPR-Cas9 in performing...

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