Cas9: GK, General Studies and Current Affairs

Researchers created world’s first gene-edited Lizard

April 10, 2019

Researchers from the University of Georgia have successfully targeted the pigmentation genes of Anolis sagrei lizards to create four nearly transparent albino offspring. The lizards have been genetically modified using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool. ..

China’s researchers claims to create world’s first single-chromosome yeast

August 6, 2018

Molecular biologists at the Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in China have claimed to create the world’s first single-chromosome yeast while not affecting the majority of its functions. If their claim is true ..