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Phage genomes are an pool of untapped potential that could be harnessed to create new genomic tools. IGI's @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social & Brady Cress @cresslab.bsky.social detail a new method for exploring phage genomes, out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social. Read more: ow.ly/uucL50V77n0 🧪🧬🦠

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We were proud to host Reps. @replsimon.bsky.social and @reptedlieu.bsky.social for a tour of the IGI and discussions on the #BiomedicalResearch we're doing with the support of funding from NIH! Here's a great article on the visit from the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news room: bit.ly/4gWtlpD 🧪🧬

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Coming up tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon Pacific!

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In February 1975, a landmark conference at #Asilomar brought together leading molecular biologists to assess the risks of recombinant DNA technology and establish self-governing research guidelines. Fifty years later, authors in Science reflect on the meeting’s impacts. (THREAD 🧵)

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Emilie Stenmark of The Economist did a stellar job reporting on all major facets of CRISPR gene editing applications. I highly recommend this (and not because the IGI and our work on CRISPR cures and climate change is mentioned) - it's really great. www.economist.com/technology-q...

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Glad to welcome Democratic Vice Chair @tedlieu.bsky.social to CA-12 today. We toured labs at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and discussed how the Trump administration's attacks on NIH funding endangers decades of leading research and scientific work.

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Grateful to @replsimon.bsky.social & @reptedlieu.bsky.social for visiting IGI to learn how federal funding is critical to supporting cutting-edge science & medicine, as well as training future generations. Cutting science funding affects real families across the US. Read here: shorturl.at/8cqRh

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Happy Birthday to the @innovativegenomics.bsky.social - which turned 10 years old this month! Learn more about the key achievements from the first 10 years of IGI's incredible #teamscience: innovativegenomics.org/news/igi-10-...

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Coming up Tuesday at noon! Nigel Taylor on getting disease-resistant cassava to smallholder farmers in Africa. Join us in person at the IGIB or via Zoom! More info here: ow.ly/fE5Y50V3Q5T

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1/2 This month, IGI held training courses in Delhi on using hashtag#CRISPR to edit crops, with sponsorship from the Gates Foundation! We learned a tremendous amount about the impactful Indian researchers developing new varieties of rice, maize, pulses, and mustard. Inspiring work!

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We're celebrating our 10th anniversary this year and remembering some great moments from the past decade! In February 2022, IGI's Pam Ronald won the Wolf Prize in Agriculture for her “pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice.” Read more: ow.ly/kAqe50UPW9s

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Single-molecule live-cell RNA imaging with CRISPR–Csm - @doudna-lab.bsky.social @qb3-berkeley.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social go.nature.com/3EJPKsM

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Portrait of @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social for the @nationalacademies.org. @innovativegenomics.bsky.social www.christophermichel.com/New-Heroes/N...

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We're celebrating our 10th anniversary this year and remembering some of the great moments from the past decade. #OTD in 2020, IGI's Jill Banfield revealed the existence of near-ubiquitous "huge phages" – a kind of virus that infects bacteria – in the journal Nature. Read more: ow.ly/1w2h50UPVQb

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Happy #DarwinDay! During his travels in the Galápagos islands Charles Darwin – born #OTD in 1809 – observed finch-like birds who had different beak shapes. He hypothesized that the different birds had evolved from a single ancestral species, allowing them to access to different food sources.

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At the IGI, we celebrate #WomenInSTEM today and everyday!

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪

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New article from @jhdcate.bsky.social and collaborators in @narjournal.bsky.social: RNA elements required for the high efficiency of West Nile virus-induced ribosomal frameshifting doi.org/10.1093/nar/... 🧪🧬🦠

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For our 10th anniversary, we're remembering some great moments from the past decade at the IGI. #OTD in 2023, Jill Banfield was awarded the van Leeuwenhoek Medal, recognizing her outstanding accomplishments in the field of #microbiology! 🎉🏅 Read more: ow.ly/Puay50MPrpe 🦠🧫🧪

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New research from IGI Investigator Dave Savage @savagecatsonly.bsky.social and first author Noam Prywes @prywes.bsky.social (pictured) details the landscape of possible Rubisco variants, suggesting ways to make the world's most abundant enzyme better at its job. 🌱🧪🧬 Read more: ow.ly/t2JO50ULh10

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Fascinating new preprint from @therubinlab.bsky.social out today: "Generating functional plasmid origins with OriGen" 🧬 🖥️🧪🦠

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Anyone else watch Jeopardy last night? 👀

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Congrats to our colleagues at the @innovativegenomics.bsky.social on this milestone! Revisit this blog by ESPM Professor Jill Banfield, who first introduced Jennifer Doudna to CRISPR over a coffee in 2006 and now serves as IGI's Director of Microbiology. news.berkeley.edu/2020/10/07/j...

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Today, the IGI turns 10! We’ve grown from a fledgling initiative focused around developing #CRISPR tools to a full-blown research institute bringing together leaders in basic & translational research! ⚕️💊🌱☀️ Take a look at our timeline & key achievements from our first decade: ow.ly/GzVt50UTsbP

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The Rubin Lab had an amazing new year celebration dinner with @cresslab.bsky.social highlighting lab accomplishments throughout the past year, new members, papers, and our amazing postdoc @aalker.bsky.social's (and soon-to-be assistant professor at University of Rhode Island) birthday!

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"It is a celebration of our resilience, creativity, achievements, and active journey toward equality and justice." Read our conversation between IGI members Keana Lucas (left) and Marsiah LeBlanc on the meaning of #BlackHistoryMonth: innovativegenomics.org/news/igi-voi...

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"Jennifer Doudna, the director of the Innovative Genomics Institute who shared the 2020 Nobel prize for the discovery of CRISPR gene editing, told STAT ... [1/4] www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...

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Researchers from the labs of Nobel Laureates @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @doudna-lab.bsky.social and Randy Schekman collaborated to use viruses' secrets to deliver #CRISPR to cells. Read here: ow.ly/FOGV50UPVoK

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1/2 Happy Lunar New Year! Our illustrator Kaylene Son says: “I did a play on the snake zodiac representing a DNA strand. I really love working on this because it's an exciting way to look back on the Lunar New Year or 'Seollal' (as Koreans call it) celebrations that I've had with my family!"

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This beautiful and moving story tells the story of Linde's fight to change the future of those with genetic FTD. We are working to create a CRISPR MAPT-FTD therapy and a better future for Linde and all with genetic neurodegenerative conditions. Thanks for sharing your story Linde! shorturl.at/DOK1J

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wonderful to see this tremendous piece work finally out, from @prywes.bsky.social et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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New research from IGI Investigator Dave Savage and first author Noam Prywes details the landscape of possible Rubisco variants, suggesting ways to make the world's most abundant enzyme better at its job. 🌱 Read more: ow.ly/t2JO50ULh10

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“Enabling brain delivery will not only be crucial for treating #RettSyndrome, a devastating condition that almost exclusively affects girls and women, but for a wide-range of brain disorders.” – @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social on a new gift from @rsrt.bsky.social Read more: ow.ly/PVSy50UACMH 🧬 🧠

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We're excited about our partnership with the new MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Genomics to develop therapies for severe genetic disorders! @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, @urnov.bsky.social, & @pgiannikopoulos.bsky.social are key members of the collab. Learn more: shorturl.at/q5Ktc

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#CRISPR pioneer @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social joined @leileiwu.bsky.social at @endpts.com @ #JPM25 for a conversation on rare disease gene editing, CRISPR for climate, germline editing, her evolving role across academia and industry, and the future of #AI in science.

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We're excited to share our new chapter of CRISPRpedia, our textbook-style resource on all things #CRISPR! Read here: shorturl.at/ufOKT CRISPRpedia features 85+ original illustrations that are free to download & use for non-commercial purposes! #STEMeducation #STEMed #bioethics #SciArt

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Our hearts go out to our friends and colleagues at UCLA.

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IGI's Manar Zaghlula attended the White House Cell and Gene Therapy Forum today, to help find new ways to ensure genetic medicines can be accessed by all who need them. Senator @amyklobuchar.com provided closing remarks. Learn about IGI's Public Impact work: innovativegenomics.org/programs/pub...

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Thanks to @nytimes.com for this thoughtful article on genetic disease – and the potential for #CRISPR therapies – featuring IGI's Claire Clelland. This is why we do what we do. Read here: ow.ly/q6Ph50Uw9rm

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“On behalf of the Berkeley Lab community, I extend my warmest congratulations to Jennifer for receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Her groundbreaking research will push the boundaries of science and benefit humanity.” - @mwitherell.bsky.social newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/01/07/b...

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Check out this awesome CRISPR review written by RIPE team member Tonio Chaparro!

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With a new $1.25 million gift from @rsrt.bsky.social to @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social & @doudna-lab.bsky.social postdoc Kai Chen, IGI is developing lipid nanoparticles for editing the brain to treat Rett syndrome & other brain disorders. Read more: ow.ly/PVSy50UACMH 🧬 🧠

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