A gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9 uses cellular machinery to change the cell's genetic material. How might this techn

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nika2105 [10]

3 years ago

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A gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9 uses cellular machinery to change the cell's genetic material. How might this techn

ology be useful in treating diseases like cancer?

Biology

2 answers:

Bess [88] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-12T05:01:16+03:00

Cancer is caused by a defective gene due to mutations. CRISPR-Cas9 tools can be used to edit out these parts of the gene. The tool can snip out and replace a section of DNA with a given DNA. The tool is a harnessed mechanism from bacteria that is a mechanism to identify foreign genetic material such as that of bacteriophages and destroy them.

SpyIntel [72] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-12T06:29:39+03:00

SpyIntel [72]3 years ago

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CRISPR-Cas9 could remove genetic mutations that cause a specific cancer before cancer begins.

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