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The invisible dance of CRISPR-Cas9
Abstract
Since the discovery of the DNA double helix, the main molecular repository of genetic information, scientists have been struggling to find ways to efficiently manipulate genes. The ability to mark, modify, or regulate specific sequences of DNA in a controlled fashion is of key importance because of the ways that gene editing could be used to improve human life. For example, genetic therapies are being developed to permanently cure cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
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