In molecular biology, it was really difficult to add a single mutation into a cell line. You couldn't do multiple areas at the same time. With CRISPR-Cas9, you can actually take those cells in a dish,. And you can incorporate many mutations in many genes in many different areas. The benefit here is how it's actually mostly being used at the moment: It's for screening.
In this episode, Dr Matt and Dr Mike discuss how humans realised that bacteria could fight off viruses using sequences in their DNA called, CRISPR. Today, CRISPR technology is being used to cure cancer and investigate the cause of genetic disease.
For a video of Dr Mike teaching about CRISPR, click HERE!
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