New CRISPR enzyme makes for more precise gene-editing

The CRISPR gene-editing tool may be one of the most important medical breakthroughs in decades, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. Although Cas9 has been the go-to enzyme for gene-editing, that doesn't mean it's necessarily the best option. Now a team of scientists, including the co-creator of CRISPR, has engineered a more precise enzyme, known as Cas12b.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• CRISPR
• Enzyme
• Genetic engineering
• Genetics
• Genome
• MIT

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2UbYlbe