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
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