In the Cas9 protein, you've got two RNA molecules. You can actually make them all one RNA molecule by adding a few base pairs to link them up. And then the CAS9 protein will snip, snip, and cut both strands of the viral double-stranded DNA. Which inactivates it? Yes. So non-homologous enjoining with CRISPR often inactivates genes.
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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