Small but mighty new gene editor

ScienceDaily
Sep 29, 2023, 5:10 pm80 pts
A new CRISPR-based gene-editing tool has been developed which could lead to better treatments for patients with genetic disorders. The tool is an enzyme, AsCas12f, which has been modified to offer the same effectiveness but at one-third the size of the Cas9 enzyme commonly used for gene editing. The compact…

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