Genome Editing Katie Plummer

What is Genome Editing?

Editing genes to potentially erase genetic defects and or inherited diseases

CRISPR Technology• Clustered

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• CRISPR/Cas9 - editing tool• Using CRISPR to edit genes with an enzyme called Cas9

Editing Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp17E4E-O8

Editing Out HIV • University of Massachusetts Medical School • Cas9 to cut the DNA of the latent virus out of an infected cell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ym94wNlHAA• Imprecise Technique

Twin Cynomolgus Monkeys • First monkeys genetically engineered in China

Genome Editing Ethics • Cure diseases • Simple Process• Enzyme cutting and affecting other genes• Altering a human genome that could last for generations• Designer Babies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHesvjW1bKM