CRISPR 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

CRISPR 1

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A Cas9 protein (light blue) with guide RNA (purple) and DNA (red) shows a DNA bulge, marking a sequence that would be considered off-target for CRISPR-Cas9 editing. The Rice University lab of bioengineer Gang Bao has developed Web-based tools to search for such off-targets.

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Bao Lab/Rice University

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