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  • The CRISPR-Cas toolbox allows genetic manipulation of cultured cells, plants and animals on the basis of simpler RNA-guided DNA recognition. It has provided breakthrough scientific opportunities to engineer desirable traits, cure genetic diseases and enable point-of-care diagnostics. A recent study by Joseph Bondy-Denomy and colleagues further equips this toolbox to cut larger chunks of DNA from a cell’s genome.

    • Anam Akhtar
    Research HighlightsOpen Access
    Communications Biology
    Volume: 3, P: 1
  • Aberrant cell signalling has been associated with a number of diseases. Belluati and coworkers make use of dual polymer nanocompartments encapsulating different enzymes, that function in unison as in a native signalling cascade. Their functionality is integrated into native cell metabolism and physiology, using substrates already present in the extracellular medium. They succeed in amplifying a natural signalling cascade and influencing cellular homoeostasis.

    • Anam Akhtar
    Research HighlightsOpen Access
    Communications Biology
    Volume: 3, P: 1
  • Lipid nanoparticles can be used to deliver nucleic acids for gene expression modulation—but getting them to target specific tissues is an ongoing challenge. In a new study by Dammes et al., a conformation-sensitive targeting strategy is used to achieve better selectivity in silencing gut-homing leukocytes in mouse models of colitis.

    • Anam Akhtar
    Research HighlightsOpen Access
    Communications Biology
    Volume: 4, P: 1-2