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Genes on Parade

16 September 2024

Genes on Parade

New approach exploiting CRISPR-Cas9 to enable a gene edit to be made at a specific DNA site repeatedly and with high precision and efficiency. Proof-of-concept in a zebrafish model is made immediately obvious by the colour of the entire developing fish that reports the modification in the targeted gene

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Written by Lindsey Goff

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