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submitted 1 year ago by SpeechToTextCloud@discuss.tchncs.de to c/science@hexbear.net

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CRISPR has become a key method for genome modification. Researchers are now proposing a potentially even better approach.

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[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The article doesn't mention how many enzimes are required, which is the great thing about CRISPR.

[–] SpeechToTextCloud@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The IS110 elements are very minimal, consisting only of a gene encoding the recombinase enzyme, plus flanking DNA segments

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Alright that's great