The genome-editing technology CRISPR has been all over the news for the past few years. However, the words that usually accompany CRISPR in the media is “cheap” and “easy.” Biologist Ellen Jorgensen breaks down the gene-editing process in detail and explains what CRISPR can do without all the hype that follows it.
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