CRISPR/Cas9, is an RNA-guided targeted genome editing tool – allows researchers to do gene knockout, knockin SNPs, insertions and deletions in cell lines and animals.
in the case of malaria, cancer etc what is the application of crispr?
Nastaran Mojibi
researchers can use CRISPR/CAS9 technique to engineer a mutant resistant mosquito to the parasite that causes malaria. they already did. you can find more information about it in this article:
https://www.nature.com/news/gene-drive-mosquitoes-engineered-to-fight-malaria-1.18858
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