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CRISPR stands for clustered regularly
interspaced short palindromic repeats
that's why it's just called CRISPR first
discovered in bacteria crispers are like
bacterial immune systems they have two
key parts a destroyer protein like one
called cast nine and a piece of RNA that
matches viruses that previously infected
the bacteria if the same virus were to
invade again the RNA wouldn't recognize
the invaders DNA attach itself to its
old enemy and it's cast partner would
slice the virus's DNA destroying it a
few years ago some researchers realized
they could use CRISPR to edit the genome
of any living organism here's the idea
save a stretch of DNA may be a part of a
gene I'd like to change if I know the
sequence of letters there
I can build a CRISPR that carries a
matching code once inside the cell
CRISPR will scan the DNA until it finds
that exact spot and when it does it
slices the DNA right there now I have a
broken gene but it turns out I can
insert a new sequence into the gap
and that makes CRISPR potentially and
extremely powerful to
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