TUE News Summary: Walker signs 19 bills; Johnson still opposed to Senate tax overhaul bill

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New method for improving success of gene editing technique

A team of researchers led by a UW-Madison biomedical engineering professor has published a method for significantly improving the success of gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9 technology. CRISPR has been widely adopted by geneticists because it’s much cheaper and easier than previous methods for gene editing. It works in a cut-and-paste fashion, allowing scientists to target specific parts of the genome to be altered, resulting in a change in biological expression of that portion of the genetic code. While the cutting part of the process is very consistent, making desired changes has been less so, with error rates as high as

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TUE AM Update: Johnson still opposes Senate tax overhaul bill, optimistic concerns will be addressed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he plans to vote against the GOP tax overhaul bill today in the Senate Budget Committee. The Oshkosh Republican and member of the committee told reporters on a media call yesterday that unless changes are made ahead of the vote, he’ll oppose the plan. “We are worki… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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New method for improving success of gene editing technique

A team of researchers led by a UW-Madison biomedical engineering professor has published a method for significantly improving the success of gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9 technology. CRISPR has been widely adopted by geneticists because it’s much cheaper and easier than previous methods for gene editing. It works in a cut-and-paste

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