New CRISPR gene editing approach opens up more of the genome

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Source: CDC/ Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia: Jackie George, Beverly Sinclair

Scietnists have come up with a new way to identify diverse CRISPR RNA variants that can specifically home in on challenging areas of DNA to target for editing. The new approach opens up more of the genome for editing, enabling the repair of mutations associated with more diseases.

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