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CRISPR-Cas9 editing of the genome
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Crystal structure of the Cas9 gene-editing enzyme (light blue) in complex with an RNA guide (red) and its target DNA (yellow).
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Wong, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Crystal structure of the Cas9 gene-editing enzyme (light blue) in complex with an RNA guide (red) and its target DNA (yellow). or area on the DNA strand, that controls a particular trait. This lets scientists study our genes in a specific, targeted way and in real-time.
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CRISPR-Cas9 editing of the genome