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Sep 8, 2024

New large scale gene editing technique

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics

A novel method utilising genes in our body to perform long-sequence DNA recombination and editing, called the RNA bridge, has been discovered and reported by genetic engineers. ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains the findings and implications.

Sources and further reading:

- Bridge RNAs direct programmable recombination of target and donor DNA https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158

- Structural mechanism of bridge RNA-guided recombination https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158

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