Advancing genome research for a better world

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Advancing genomics research for a better world

Founded by Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, the Innovative Genomics Institute is using genome engineering to solve humanity’s greatest problems in health, climate, and sustainable agriculture.

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Human Health

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Climate & Sustainable Agriculture

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Public Impact

Jennifer Doudna with President Joe Biden

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Jennifer Doudna Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

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IGI Voices: Celebrating Black History Month

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IGI at 10 Years — 10 Key Achievements

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CRISPR In Food and Agriculture: A Review

Portrait of Helen Rodríguez Trías in the style of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s “Portrait of Dora Maar.”

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Reimagining Women in STEM

Neuron Cytoskeleton

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IGI Awarded New Funding to Develop CRISPR Tools for Editing the Brain

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The Cow Burp Problem: How CRISPR is Tackling Methane Emissions

CRISPR Resources

CRISPRpedia: The CRISPR Textbook

CRISPR Made Simple

Cas Protein Wiki

CasPEDIA

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CRISPR in Food & Agriculture

CRISPR Clinical Trials 2024

Publications

Single-molecule live-cell RNA imaging with CRISPR–Csm

Nature Biotechnology February 18, 2025

Functional protein mining with conformal guarantees

Nature Communications January 2, 2025

Mechanism-guided engineering of a minimal biological particle for genome editing

PNAS December 30, 2024

CRISPR-Cas12a bends DNA to destabilize base pairs during target interrogation

Nucleic Acids Research December 19, 2024

RNA elements required for the high efficiency of West Nile virus-induced ribosomal frameshifting

Nucleic Acids Research December 19, 2024

Diverse microbiome functions, limited temporal variation and substantial genomic conservation within sedimentary and granite rock deep underground research laboratories

Environmental Microbiome December 18, 2024

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IGI in the News

President Biden Honors Nation’s Leading Scientists, Technologists, and Innovators

Forbes January 5, 2025

How AI Will Lead to a New Scientific Renaissance

The Economist November 20, 2024

How Biochemists are Tinkering with Photosynthesis to Improve Crop Yields

Chemical & Engineering News November 18, 2024

How a Breakthrough Gene-editing Tool Will Help the World Cope with Climate Change

MIT Technology Review November 2, 2024

How Collaborations Can Help Match The Pace Of Genomics Advances

Forbes October 8, 2024

These 10 scientists are leading a new generation of gene editors developing CRISPR medicines

STAT News October 31, 2024

Jennifer Doudna on the Brave New World Being Ushered In by Gene Editing

The New Yorker October 17, 2024