What is CRISPR and how does it work? – The Conversation AU
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What is CRISPR and how does it work?
The Conversation AU CRISPR/Cas9 is a system found in bacteria and involved in immune defence. Bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9 to cut up the DNA of invading bacterial viruses that might otherwise kill them. Today we've adapted this molecular machinery for an entirely different … CRISPR-Cas9 Corrects Mutations in Muscular Dystrophy Patients' Cells New gene therapy could cure a deadly disease that stops the heart from beating |
