Unlock CRISPR: a game-changing tool in our genomic toolbox
Issue 393 | Page 21 | Published Mar 2025
Description
Hélène Doerflinger and Natalie Walls share how, along with researchers and educators, they bridged the gap between contemporary genetic editing research and post-16 biology classrooms.
Useful Links
All of the SCoPE toolkits, including Unlock CRISPR, are completely free to access and can be found on the SCoPE website: www.scopegurdoninstitute.co.uk
Unlock CRISPR was developed by Echo Games CIC: www.echogames.co.uk
For a good explanation of the process see CRISPR in nature: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqw4DihmoQY
References & Further Reading
Jinek, M., Chylinski, K., Fonfara, I., Hauer, M., Doudna, J. A. and Charpentier, E. (2012) A programmable dual-RNA-guided
DNA endonuclease in adaptive bacterial immunity. Science,337(6096), 816–821. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1225829
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