Sentences with phrase «such talen»

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In 1975, the notion of using recombinant DNA to design human babies was too remote to seriously consider, but the explosion of powerful new genome - editing technologies such as CRISPR - Cas9, zinc fingers, and TALENs has changed that.

Ultimately, this week's discourse will lead to a consensus statement providing some guidance on how to approach using this and older gene editing technologies such as zinc finger nucleases and enzymes called transcription activator - like effector nucleases, or TALENs.

What's more, say the researchers, the cancer - causing effects of off - target deletions mistakenly created by the V (D) J enzyme need to be considered in designing site - specific enzymes for genome modification such as zinc - finger nucleases, TALENS, or CRISPRs.

«Now that powerful gene - editing tools, such as TALENs, are readily available, the next step is to streamline their implementation into stem cell research,» said Dirk Hockemeyer, PhD, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not involved in this study.