Scientists alter genes of innate immune cells with DNA-snipping tool
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 09:10
in Biology & Nature
A UCLA research team has successfully used the powerful gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the DNA of mature innate immune cells, some of the body's first responders to infections. These blood cells have been notoriously difficult to genetically engineer in the past.