New tool for rapidly analyzing CRISPR edits reveals frequent production of unintended edits
Published Date: 12/6/2019
Source: phys.org
Amidst rising hopes for using CRISPR gene editing tools to repair deadly mutations linked to conditions like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease, a study in Communications Biology describes a new innovation that could accelerate this work by rapidly revealing unintended and potentially harmful changes introduced by a gene editing process.