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CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing technique that can target and modify DNA with groundbreaking accuracy, is both the newest darling and the newest villain of genetics research.Invented in 2012 by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, CRISPR/Cas9 has received a lot of attention this year.f scientists are able to nail down the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in human germ cells, thereâs no question that it could confer major benefits. Namely, the technology could eradicate hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, and Huntingtonâs disease from a family line altogether.
A new technique in genetic engineering is creating quite a buzz in the genetics world because it allows researchers to do just that: edit the DNA of living cells. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. It is called CRISPR and it uses an enzyme discovered in bacteria that can target a specific sequence of DNA and cut it. Bacteria use this enzyme as a kind of immune system targeting, cutting and disabling the DNA of viruses attempting to infect the cell.