Building better DNA editors: Retrons raise the bar for gene research

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Sep 18, 2024, 11:44 am73 pts
Within bacterial cells, specialized immune systems known as retrons fend off viral attacks. But that's not all they can do. Scientists, including Seth Shipman, Ph.D., at Gladstone Institutes, have shown that retrons also serve an important purpose in the lab: precise DNA editing. In fact, retrons can be…

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