A New Molecular Scissors Act Like a GPS to Improve Genome Editing 2 (VIDEO)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

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The video shows the three-dimensional structure of the Cpf1 protein in complex with target RNA and target DNA, and then visualize in detail how Cpf1 unwinds the double DNA helix, initiating the cutting process, essential for the genetic modification process.

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