Site-directed RNA editing as an alternative to genetic scissors
Friday, July 6, 2018 - 07:32
in Biology & Nature
The development of CRISPR/Cas gene editing tools marked a revolution in the targeted alteration of genetic information. It opened up a wealth of opportunities for basic research and genetic repairs. Yet changing DNA has its risks – any errors it causes will be stored permanently in the genome and could therefore cause problems later on in both the individual and his/her subsequent offspring.