'Soft' CRISPR may offer a new fix for genetic defects: Targeted repairs with 'nicks' of single DNA strands provide foundation for novel disease therapies - Science Daily

Scientists have developed a new CRISPR-based technology that could offer a safer approach to correcting genetic defects. The new 'soft' CRISPR approach makes use of natural DNA repair machinery, providing a foundation for novel gene therapy strategies with th…

Curing debilitating genetic diseases is one of the great challenges of modern medicine. During the past decade, development of CRISPR technologies and advancements in genetics research brought new ho… [+4572 chars]

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