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Why TnpB Matters: Compact Gene Editing Tool Developed by ICAR to Replace CRISPR in GE Crops India has taken a major step toward indigenous genome-editing capability  with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR ) securing a patent for a new genome-editing system based on Transposon-Associated Proteins (TnpB) . This breakthrough is particularly significant because it offers a home-grown alternative  to the widely used but IP-restricted CRISPR-Cas9/Cas12a technologie

CSIR-IGIB’s CRISPR Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Sickle Cell Disease in India. India has launched its first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy  for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) . The therapy is named BIRSA 101 . The therapy is dedicated to Bhagwan Birsa Munda , a renowned tribal freedom fighter. BIRSA 101  has been developed by the CSIR–Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) . About Gene Therapy Gene therapy  is a medical technique that uses genes to treat, preve