[HTML][HTML] Revolutionising healing: Gene Editing's breakthrough against sickle cell disease

M Dimitrievska, D Bansal, M Vitale, J Strouboulis… - Blood Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advancements in gene editing illuminate new potential therapeutic approaches for
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a debilitating monogenic disorder caused by a point mutation in …

Manipulating the destiny of wild populations using CRISPR

R Raban, JM Marshall, BA Hay… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Genetic biocontrol aims to suppress or modify populations of species to protect public
health, agriculture, and biodiversity. Advancements in genome engineering technologies …

Engineering a DNA polymerase for modifying large RNA at specific positions

D Chen, Z Han, X Liang, Y Liu - Nature Chemistry, 2025 - nature.com
The synthesis of large RNA with precise modifications at specific positions is in high demand
for both basic research and therapeutic applications, but efficient methods are limited …

Cas12f1 gene drives propagate efficiently in herpesviruses and induce minimal resistance

Z Lin, Q Yao, K Lai, K Jiao, X Zeng, G Lei, T Zhang… - Genome Biology, 2024 - Springer
Synthetic CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive has been developed to control harmful species.
However, resistance to Cas9 gene drive can be acquired easily when DNA repair …

Assessment of drive efficiency and resistance allele formation of a homing gene drive in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

X Yang, X Xu, Y Chen, J Wei, W Huang, S Wu… - Journal of Pest …, 2025 - Springer
Aedes aegypti, known for transmitting viruses such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever, poses
a significant public health threat. Conventional insecticides give rise to a range of issues …

CRISPR-Cas9 and Cas12a target site richness reflects genomic diversity in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

TC Collier, Y Lee, DK Mathias, V López Del Amo - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Due to limitations in conventional disease vector control strategies including the rise of
insecticide resistance in natural populations of mosquitoes, genetic control strategies using …

Genomic analyses revealed low genetic variation in the intron-exon boundary of the doublesex gene within the natural populations of An. gambiae sl in Burkina Faso

M Kientega, I Morianou, N Traoré, N Kranjc, H Kaboré… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background The recent success of a population control gene drive targeting the doublesex
gene in Anopheles gambiae paved the way for develo** self-sustaining and self-limiting …

The powers and perils of bug editing

H Araujo - Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2025 - Elsevier
Triatomine insects of the Hemiptera order are vectors of the neglected Chagas disease, that
inflicts a great health burden in the Americas. Vector control has been recognized as a …

CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of the melanization gene ebony in the 28-spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

S Chen, Y Ruan, Z Li, C Zhou, Q Chen, X Zhou… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
The melanization process, which is essential for the proper functioning of the cuticle, has
been extensively investigated for its enzymatic roles and physiological effects …

Versatile plant genome engineering using anti-CRISPR-Cas12a systems

Y He, S Liu, L Chen, D Pu, Z Zhong, T Xu… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
CRISPR-Cas12a genome engineering systems have been widely used in plant research
and crop breeding. To date, the performance and use of anti-CRISPR-Cas12a systems have …