Biological Research

Advances in CRISPR-Cas9 technology has greatly expanded a biologist’s molecular toolbox, something which has revolutionized cell biological research. In fact, scientists are now using CRISPR-Cas9 to engineer the genome in a number of ways, which until recently, was not even conceivable: from turning genes on/off and inserting therapeutic genes in specific sites to removing pathogenic DNA sequences and repairing genetic mutations.

Suffice it to say, CRISPR-Cas9 technology has transformed the world of biological research, which has enabled scientists to use genome editing in a number of cell types and organisms, allowing them to modify specific genes to ‘interrogate’ fundamental cellular pathways.