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Cellecta, Inc. Launches Genome-Wide CRISPR Chicken and Pig Knockout Libraries

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellecta, Inc. today announced the release of new pooled, single-module, CRISPR genome-wide knockout libraries for chicken (Gallus gallus) and pig (Sus scrofa). These new CRISPR libraries, with 4 guide RNAs (sgRNA) per gene, include:

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellecta, Inc. today announced the release of new pooled, single-module, CRISPR genome-wide knockout libraries for chicken (Gallus gallus) and pig (Sus scrofa).
  • These CRISPR Chicken Genome 69K and Pig Genome 89K Knockout Libraries incorporate Cellecta's more effective HEAT1 sgRNA structure.
  • "We are pleased to offer one of the few commercially available, genome-wide CRISPR knockout libraries for researchers working with livestock and poultry," stated Donato Tedesco, Ph.D., Cellecta Director of Research & Development.
  • Cellecta's pooled single-module CRISPR Chicken Genome 69K and Pig Genome 89K Knockout Libraries are available now.