A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.
WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.
4 results in Failed Experiment Report for "CRISPR"
Cho, Lionakis, Khillan · 2026 · Laboratory animal research
Gene targeting via CRISPR/Cas9 has become a powerful tool to create animal models for human genetic disorders. Although CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene editing is relatively simple, factors such as mouse strain, breeding performance, and quality…
Montagud-Martínez R, Ruiz R, Baldanta S et al. · 2026 · Nature communications
Cas9 can process poly(T) single-stranded DNA molecules upon activation in an RNA-guided manner. Here, we uncover key determinants underlying this function. First, we show that unflanked R-loops in the RNA 5' side favor trans-cleavage…
Liu ZL, Zhou YY, Xu QX et al. · 2025 · Insect science
The clustered regularly interspaced small palindromic repeats (CRISPR) / CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (Cas9)-mediated gene editing technology has revolutionized the study of fundamental biological questions in various insects. Diverse…
Li Q, Yu H, Du S et al. · 2025 · The CRISPR journal
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing holds tremendous potential for accelerating genetic improvements in aquaculture. The success of the CRISPR-Cas9 system relies on the specificity and efficiency of engineered single-guide RNAs (sgRNAs). In this…