Precise genetics: New CRISPR method enables efficient DNA modification

PHYSorg
Jul 30, 2024, 11:03 am78 pts
With the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas technology, the DNA of living organisms can be precisely altered. Using a guide RNA that recognizes a specific DNA sequence, Cas9 protein is recruited to that sequence and cuts the DNA. This targeted cut allows the DNA to be repaired or altered at this specific location.

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