For first time, scientists use CRISPR-Cas9 to target RNA in live cells
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 18:50
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have long sought an efficient method for targeting RNA -- intermediary genetic material that carries the genetic code from the cell's nucleus to protein-making machinery -- in living cells. Researchers have now achieved this by applying the popular DNA-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 to RNA.