C-to-G Base Editor Developed by Singapore Genome Institute
C-to-G Base Editor Developed by Singapore Genome Institute March 12, 2021 Source: CIPhotos / iStock / Getty Images Plus A C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE), using CRISPR, has been developed by a team of researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS). This advance opens up treatment options for approximately 40% of the single-base substitutions associated with human diseases such as cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and neurological disorders. One in seventeen people in the world suffers from some type...