New CRISPR tool enables more seamless gene editing -- and improved disease modeling

ScienceDaily
Mar 20, 2025, 2:52 pm85 pts
Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this technology -- which allows scientists to use a 'guide' RNA to modify DNA sequences and evaluate the effects -- is…

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