CRISPR techniques allow scientists to modify specific genes while sparing all others, thus clarifying the association between a given gene and its consequence to the organism.  If this technology can change the future of Medicine, what specific benefits CRISPR can bring to genetic testing or analysis?  How can CRISPR help to enhance gene therapy or treatment of genetic diseases?

Q: is possible to buy a CRISPR kit that you can do in your own home. Is this a good idea? After…

A: In 2013, the Zhang lab successfully published the first method to engineer CRISPR to edit the genome…

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Q: Why can’t all genetic diseases be treated with gene therapy ? Explain how the ideal procedure for…

A: Gene therapy is one of the treatment methods to treat genetic diseases. It involves the replacement…

Q: Direct modification of genes may be achieved using what? (Choose one below): DNA microarray…

A: DNA microarray is a collection of  DNA spots attached to a solid surface. It is used to measure the…

Q: The first attempts at gene therapy began in 1990 with the treatment of a young girl with a genetic…

A: SCID stands for Severe combined Immunodeficiency. SCID is a group of very rare, life-threatening…

Q: ere are several different tools used to study or manipulate DNA. Match the description to the…

A: The field of biotechnology has evolved enormously over the years. it's gone from the normal read of…

Q: Describe the mechanistic steps through which gene therapy might be used to cure a disease that is…

A: Gene therapy is a technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. Genes are the instructions…

Q: Forty years after its development, the use of recombinant DNA technology is widespread and is found…

A: The technique that deals with the incorporation of a foreign or desired DNA fragment into another…

Q: Which of the following scenarios could use Next-Gen sequencing to achieve its purpose? Detect…

A: Genomic research has been transformed by next-generation sequencing (NGS), a massively parallel or…

Q: Positional cloning refers to: a. using a selection procedure to clone a cDNA b. cloning a portion of…

A: Positional cloning is a gene cloning method where cloning is done simply based on the knowledge of…

Q: List examples of how in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy has been used to treat human disease.

A: In vivo gene therapy refers to treatment that is provided to the patient directly. The targeted…

Q: Which method in biotechnology is used to read and understand an organism's DNA?

A: DNA is a nucleic acid that acts as the genetic material. Knowledge of sequence of an organism's DNA…

Q: What is reproductive cloning? How is it done? (Hint: review the discussion on crispr)

A: Reproductive cloning is a method used to make a clone or an identical copy of an entire…

Q: List all steps involved in a cloning workflow. Name and link the appropriate enzymes to the steps at…

A: Gene cloning involves the following basic 7 steps:   Obtaining DNA fragments from the target gene…

Q: explain the similarities and differences between the methods used in transcriptomics and genomics

A: Genomics is the study of genomes through analysis, sequencing and mapping of genes and…

Q: What is the function of the CRISPR/Cas system? What are the ethical impacts of a technology such as…

A: Genetic and molecular biology is the study of genetic information such as the genetic material,…

Q: pick a specific disease that is currently a candidate for gene therapy—(a)briefly describing the…

A: Gene therapy aims at treating the disease at the molecular level, by modifying the genetic material…

Q: What would be your experimental strategy and the lab materials required to clone the complementary…

A: Aim - To clone the complementary human gene using a mammalian gene in conjunction with PCR so, first…

Q: How can gene knockouts, transgenic animals, and gene editing techniques be used to explore gene…

A: Answer- The gene is a piece of DNA that codes for a particular polypeptide. This polypeptide or…

Q: analyzing sequencing data, what parameters should be considered?

A: Genomic research has been transformed by improvements in DNA sequencing technology, which have made…

Q: What are the advantages of Next Generation Sequencing?

A: DNA sequencing is a biochemical method for determining the order of nucleotide bases, A, G, C, and…

Q: Discuss the advantages of next-generation sequencing technologies.

A: Next generation sequencing technique is also known as second generation sequencing where the DNA…

Q: It is important to mention there are benefits of gene patenting. Regarding diseases that do not yet…

A: Patents: it is a right from the government for manufacturing and sell any new and useful things such…

Q: Genetic information from the Human Genome Project may be used to develop screening procedures which…

A: The Human Genome Project was an international, collaborative research project whose aim was to map…

Q: Describe CRISPR as a genetic tool with its functions .

A: CRISPR ( Clustered Regularly Interspersed Short Palindromic Repeats ) is a segment of prokaryotic…

Q: For what reasons would gene therapy be more effective performed onembryos rather than fully…

A: Gene therapy is a broad field in recombinant technology where specially designed genes are used to…

Q: What is gene sequencing used for?

A: DNA sequencing is the process of determining the sequence of nucleotide bases that make up a DNA.…

Q: What are the ethical implications of CRISPR cas9 technology or gene editing?

A: the ethical implications of CRISPR cas9 technology or gene editing are:

Q: A number of advances have been made in biotechnology. CRISPR/Cas9 one of the most controversial, and…

A: CRISPR/Cas9 is found in the prokaryote system Cas 9 is an enzyme that cut DNA

Q: Some people have argued that editing the genomes of human embryos is ethically defensible as long as…

A: Genome editing tools are those tools that help in making changes into the genome of an individual.…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.