The CRISPR-Cas9 system can be programmed to target specific stretches of genetic code and to make cuts at precise locations.

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Genome Editing with CRISPR – Cas9


The CRISPR-Cas9 system can be programmed to target specific stretches of genetic code and to make cuts at precise locations.

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This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in biomedical research, including the potential to treat human genetic disease. Feng Zhang, a leader in the development of this technology, is a faculty member at MIT, an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and a core member of the Broad Institute.