Crispr Turns Genes on Without Cutting Dna

Crispr Turns Genes on Without Cutting Dna

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2026-03-15 • 1 min read

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🧬 BREAKTHROUGH: Australian scientists have developed a safer CRISPR technique that turns genes ON without cutting DNA!

Researchers at UNSW Sydney discovered that removing methyl ‘anchors’ from genes can reactivate them—solving a decades-long debate about how genes are switched off.

This breakthrough could lead to safer treatments for genetic diseases like Sickle Cell, without the cancer risks of traditional gene editing.