CRISPR-Cas9 (IMAGE)

Rice University

CRISPR-Cas9

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When a CRISPR-Cas9 protein finds its target, it first finds a spacer sequence known as PAM and then searches adjacent DNA to see if it matches Cas9's guide RNA. A new model developed by researchers at Rice University could help uncover details about the mechanism by which CRISPR-Cas9 can replace mutations with correct DNA.

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Alexey Shvets/Rice University

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