Genome editing technique advanced by researchers

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 03:31 in Biology & Nature

Customized genome editing -- the ability to edit desired DNA sequences to add, delete, activate or suppress specific genes -- has major potential for application in medicine, biotechnology, food and agriculture. Now researchers examine six key molecular elements that help drive this genome editing system, which is known as CRISPR-Cas.

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