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Breakthrough Junior Challenge

CRISPR Cas-9

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By Elaine Yip
An explanation of the most advanced genetic engineering tool to this date: CRISPR Cas-9..

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You explained this better in 5 min than the detailed papers i have spent hours reading.
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, isn't spacers the genetic information from bacteria, the repeated DNA sequences are called repeats?
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Is the DNA that is inserted called recombinant DNA?
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Why can't doctors use this to get rid of the mutations in the cancer cells?
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Is this the mechanism that saves bacteria from further phage attacks when an already invading phage puts it in lysogenic cycle?
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