crispr
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Outline
1. Introduction to CRISPR and gene editing
2. Development of CRISPR: medicine, agriculture, environment
3. Pros and Cons of CRISPR
4. The future
CRISPR in agriculture and environment
Reduce hunger and poverty
From: United Nations Environment Programme
Improve nutrition, health, and rural livelihoods
Facilitate social and environmental sustainability development
More nutritious More resistant to climate and pests
References:1. Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Engineeringhttp://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(14)00604-72. The CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted genome editinghttp://www.clontech.com/US/Products/Genome_Editing/CRISPR_Cas9/Resources/About_CRISPR_Cas93. CRISPR IS COMING TO AGRICULTURE — WITH BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD, FARMERS, CONSUMERS AND NATUREhttp://ensia.com/voices/crispr-is-coming-to-agriculture-with-big-implications-for-food-farmers-consumers-and-nature/4. Modeling colorectal cancer using CRISPR-Cas9–mediated engineering of human intestinal organoidshttp://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v21/n3/full/nm.3802.html5. Agriculture: A new breed of editshttp://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v528/n7580_supp/full/528S15a.html6. CRISPR the disrupterhttp://www.nature.com/news/crispr-the-disruptor-1.17673