Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
ArticleBody:Tardigrades are going under the knife. At least their genes are. A team at the University of Tokyo in Japan have successfully edited tardigrade genes using CRISPR. These “water bears” or “moss piglets” are ultra-resilient microscopic animals, and this closer look at their genes is a step towards understanding the genetic basis for surviving extreme conditions.
works a little differently than regular CRISPR. It can alter the genome of a target organism’s offspring.
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