Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes
A new technique, dubbed 'prime editing,' appears to make it even easier to make very precise changes in DNA. It's designed to overcome the limits of the CRISPR gene editing tool.
Scientists have created a new way to edit DNA that appears to make it even easier to precisely and safely re-write genes.
The new technique, called prime editing, is designed to overcome some of the limitations of CRISPR. That technique, often described as a kind of molecular scissors for genes, has been revolutionizing scientific research by letting scientists alter DNA.
"It's proven difficult to use thesea biologist at Harvard, MIT and the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Mass.
