Before humans repurposed it as a gene editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages. Scientists have found that the 'scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck.
Before humans repurposed it as a gene editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages. Scientists have found that the 'scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck.