CRISPR

English Alternative forms en Crispr Etymology Acronym of en clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. Pronunciation en /ˈkrɪspər/ en en-us-CRISPR.ogg US en ɪspə(ɹ) 2 Noun ~ en microbiology Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences. from 2002 en SRSR 2002-2 en 2018-10-14 Sarah Marsh The Guardian Essays reveal Stephen Hawking predicted race of 'superhumans' https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/14/stephen-hawking-predicted-new-race-of-superhumans-essays-reveal Crispr is a guide molecule made of RNA, that allows a specific site of interest on the DNA double helix to be targeted. en genetics The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which functions to provide immunity to bacteria and archaea by finding a section of DNA and replacing it with an alternative. en 2019-07-29 Rob Stein In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder npr https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/29/744826505/sickle-cell-patient-reveals-why-she-is-volunteering-for-landmark-gene-editing-st For the first time, doctors in the U.S. have used the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to treat a patient with a genetic disorder. https://web.archive.org/web/20260612122503/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/29/744826505/sickle-cell-patient-reveals-why-she-is-volunteering-for-landmark-gene-editing-st 12 June 2026 Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Translations Hebrew: he קריספר m krísper Verb en informal To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system. en 2017 Cells Are the New Cure Robin L. Smith; Max Gomez In this planned trial, doctors will remove cancer patients' T cells, “CRISPR” them, and then reinfuse them in the hope that they will recognize and attack the patients' cancers. en 2017 Fly Generation of genome-modified Drosophila cell lines using SwAP Alexandra Franz; Erich Brunner; Konrad Baslter 11 4 Having CRISPRed the cells we next wanted to identify the types of modification that have been generated. en 2017 May Current Biology Circadian Rhythms: Move over neurons—astrocytes mediate SCN clock function Marc D. Ruben; John B. Hogenesch 27 9 Two successful applications of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in an SCN- and cell-type-specific fashion [5] will all but certainly add to the common refrain of 'just CRISPR it' (grad students and postdocs, insert groan here). Further reading en acronyms