While CRISPR is an amazing biological system, it is far from the only one. Among the dozens that have since been identified in bacteria, what about other organisms?
MIT and Harvard scientists have described the first such RNA-guided programmable system in eukaryotes based on the protein Fanzor.
Its compact complexity may make it more suitable for use in humans and other eukaryotes.
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@sterlingericsson Are there other ‘genetic mod tools’ or other ‘RNA based genetic mod tools’ you say? Becsuse former ismt that suprising to me, I know TALEN snd ZNF exist?
@KorayKaratay @sterlingericsson TALENs and ZFNs are not RNA based, that's one of the big advantages CRISPR has over them. Instead of having to engineer a protein to bind to a specific nucleic acid sequence, CRISPR is just directed by a guide RNA whose sequence is complementary to the target.
