What exactly is Cas9? Is it an enzyme? RNA?

Name: CRISPR
Uploaded: 2015-11-04T21:50:05Z
Description: By Emily Stevens How CRISPR can quickly make a difference in how we treat genetic disease.

It's a protein (CRISPR-associated protein 9). It's a DNA endonuclease (which means it cuts DNA in the middle). Where it cuts is determined by sequences of RNA that it binds.

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How CRISPR can quickly make a difference in how we treat genetic disease.

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trek
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to trek's post “What exactly is Cas9? Is ...”
What exactly is Cas9? Is it an enzyme? RNA?
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- Peter Collingridge
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Peter Collingridge's post “It's a protein (CRISPR-as...”
  It's a protein (CRISPR-associated protein 9). It's a DNA endonuclease (which means it cuts DNA in the middle). Where it cuts is determined by sequences of RNA that it binds.
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tanmay.shekhar
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What is an NGG?
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Archi
Posted 4 years ago. Direct link to Archi's post “With CRISPR, we could use...”
With CRISPR, we could use the disease or another to cure a health problem instead of using the medicine. In a way, reversing the idea of possibly curing a disease with medicine. Therefore, what are the chances that CRISPR may be useful to the world? For one, a lot of things can go wrong and it's a huge risk. But it's also something that can change many lives. Is it worth the risk?
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