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Transcription Activator Like Effector Nucleases (Talens): A New, Important, And Versatile Gene Editing Technique With A Growing Literature, Philip Barnett
Transcription Activator Like Effector Nucleases (Talens): A New, Important, And Versatile Gene Editing Technique With A Growing Literature, Philip Barnett
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Transcription activator like effector nucleases (TALENs) is a new and powerful technique in genetic engineering that can delete deleterious genes or add beneficial genes to organisms. It is being widely studied to improve crops and livestock, and is also being investigated clinically. Comparing the details of how both TALENs and its competitor, CRISPR-Cas9, function, reveals the potential advantages of TALENs. The growing literature, besides covering the scientific and technical aspects of TALENs, also includes pertinent information on regulatory aspects and the public’s perception and acceptance of TALENs.
Spokony Is A Hands-On Researcher, Teacher Of Genetics., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Spokony Is A Hands-On Researcher, Teacher Of Genetics., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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“When I was very little, my parents always took
us to the American Museum of Natural History,
the Bronx Zoo, and then even just watching on TV
we would pick the shows that were about science.”
That is how Dr. Rebecca Spokony traces back her
interest in science.
A native of Brooklyn Heights, New York City,
she remembers how when her mother was an
undergraduate, she worked on fruit flies. “Even
though she did not go on to work on science after
she graduated from college, it still was important
to her, and she shared that with me, and I …