WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY USE CRISPR-CAS 9 TO REMOVE THE SPIKE PROTEIN GENE IN SARS-COV-2?
New genetic method of using CRISPR to eliminate COVID-19 virus genomes in cells.
Could CRISPR be the next virus killer?
"To address this global pandemic challenge, we are in the process of developing a rapid-use genetic vaccine which will have the ability to protect healthy people and to also cure infected patients. It will greatly reduce the spread of the corona-virus. We developed a safe and effective CRISPR system to precisely target, cut and destroy COVID-19 virus and its genome, which stops coronavirus from infecting the human lung."
"We’ve shown that the CRISPR system can reduce 90% of coronavirus load in human cells. It can also protect humans against essentially 90% of all current and emerging coronaviruses. The project is ongoing, and we are working around the clock towards getting an actual product by combining our CRISPR method with an inhaler-based delivery device."
Potentially, the project will result in the development of a therapeutic for COVID-19 which can help slow down or eliminate the outbreak."
• A preprint of the work (not yet peer reviewed)
• Recent feature in WIRED magazine
Collaborators:
• Stanley Qi (Bioengineering)
• David Lewis (Pediatrics-Immunology)
• Jennifer Cochran (Bioengineering)
• Drew Endy (Bioengineering)
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