Stanford University School of Medicine: Gene Activation Tool May Do What CRISPR Cannot - Work Inside the Body
August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
STANFORD, California, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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New gene activation tool may do what CRISPR cannot: work inside the body
Stanford Medicine scientists developed an ultrasmall and versatile gene activator, TIGRa, that is easier to deliver into the body. In mice, they used it to prevent blindness from retinal injury.
By Nina Bai, nina.bai@stanford.edu
The ability to pre . . .
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New gene activation tool may do what CRISPR cannot: work inside the body
Stanford Medicine scientists developed an ultrasmall and versatile gene activator, TIGRa, that is easier to deliver into the body. In mice, they used it to prevent blindness from retinal injury.
By Nina Bai, nina.bai@stanford.edu
The ability to pre . . .