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mRNA vaccines and even a pigment derived from algae. Hopefully, someday, these rare infections won't be a nearly assured death sentence. Scientists unveiled a new CRISPR system that reversibly ...

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CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

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View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Like the human immune system, bacteria learn from past infections. CRISPR sequences—short snippets of DNA from previous viruses—guide destructive ...

Then Crispr came along—the elegant enzymatic apparatus that allows delivery of DNA scissors to a specific target in the genome. In December 2023, the FDA approved the first Crispr-based therapy ...

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the ...