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CRISPR

Speech parts

1. CRISPR - Noun

2. CRISPR - Verb

Meaning

(microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences. [from 2002]
Synonym: (2002-2) SRSR

(genetics) The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which functions to provide immunity to bacteria and archaea by finding a section of DNA and replacing it with an alternative.

Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

CRISPR (third-person singular simple present CRISPRs, present participle CRISPRing, simple past and past participle CRISPRed)

(informal) To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

Crispr (countable and uncountable, plural Crisprs)

Alternative letter-case form of CRISPR

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

An earlier method for targeting relies on protein-DNA interactions; however, the most recent one, using CRISPR – associated protein 9 (Cas9), provides better specificity, simplicity, speed and pricing. Source: Internet

As new Crispr technology opens up a world where embryos might be edited, genetic data needs to be handled more carefully than ever. Source: Internet

CRISPR has become a household acronym, famous because of its potential to easily edit any organism's genome. Source: Internet

Alternatively, gene selection rather than "people selection" has recently been made possible through advances in gene editing (e.g. CRISPR ). citation The exact definition of eugenics has been a matter of debate since the term was coined. Source: Internet

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sherlock Biosciences Wednesday that it would partner with binx health, based in Boston, to develop a point-of-care test for Covid-19 using CRISPR technology. Source: Internet

Although UC filed first for a CRISPR patent, under the law at the time, patents went to the first to invent, and Zhang submitted lab notebooks showing he managed his feat before Doudna’s paper was published. Source: Internet

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