Scientists engineer new CRISPR platform for DNA targeting

PHYSorg
Jan 23, 2019, 7:11 am543 ptsHot
A team that includes the scientist who first harnessed the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 and other systems for genome editing of eukaryotic organisms, including animals and plants, has engineered another CRISPR system, called Cas12b. The new system offers improved capabilities and options when compared to…

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