CRISPR: editing genes

What CRISPR is and how it cuts DNA: from a bacterial defence to a Nobel-winning tool, the role of the Spanish researcher Francisco Mojica, the first approved therapy, uses in crops and the ethical debates.

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  1. Scissors for DNA
  2. A story in four acts
  3. How bacteria defend themselves
  4. How it is used to edit
  5. In numbers
  6. Uses
  7. Editing body cells or embryos
  8. Ethical questions
  9. Classroom debate

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