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biotechnology

Articles tagged biotechnology, drawn from 3 portals. Tags are assigned by hand and cut across the portal structure, so this set will not match any single subject area.

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Base editingGeneticsA genome editing method that chemically converts one DNA base into another at a targeted site without cutting both strands of the double helix.TRL 7late 2020sEmerging
CRISPR–Cas9GeneticsA bacterial defence system repurposed as a programmable DNA-cutting tool, in which a short guide RNA directs the Cas9 enzyme to a chosen sequence in almost any genome.TRL 9presentEstablished
Epigenome editingGeneticsTargeted modification of the chemical marks that control gene expression, switching a gene off or on without altering the underlying DNA sequence.TRL 62030sExperimental
Precautionary principleSocietyThe regulatory doctrine that scientific uncertainty about a serious or irreversible harm is not by itself a reason to permit the activity that might cause it.presentContested
Prime editingGeneticsA genome editing method in which a nicking Cas9 fused to a reverse transcriptase writes a new DNA sequence specified by an extended guide RNA.TRL 62030sExperimental