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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

UC Berkeley researchers discover smallest known gene-editing tool

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UC Berkeley scientists uncovered the smallest known enzyme, dubbed CasΦ, which could transform gene editing and remove genetic diseases in human embryos.

UC Berkeley scientists have uncovered the smallest enzyme yet, which could play a sizable role in modifying the human genome.
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