Season 8 Episode 17: Ultrasound CRISPR and Senior Dog Accidents

Send us Fan Mail You can edit genes with CRISPR, but can you control it like a switch, turning it on only in one small part of the brain, at one exact moment, without surgery? We dig into a fascinating proof of concept study where researchers combine a photo activated CRISPR system with mechanoluminescent particles, then use focused ultrasound to trigger light emission inside the body. The ultrasound does not edit DNA itself, but it can precisely activate the editor where the beam is focused,...