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5 Facts you should know about

CRISPR

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CRISPRs were first discovered by Francisco Mojica, a scientist at the University of Alicante in Spain

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CRISPRs work by harnessing the natural mechanisms of the immune systems of bacterium cells of invading viruses, which is then able to cut out infected DNA strands

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CRISPR “spacer” sequences are transcribed into short RNA sequences that are capable of guiding the system to matching sequences of DNA

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When the target DNA is found, Cas9 – one of the enzymes produced by the CRISPR system – binds to the DNA - and cuts it

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Using modified versions of Cas9, researchers can then activate expression of targeted genes

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