CRISPR-Cas12a More Precise Than CRISPR-Cas9

In CRISPR tool development, Cas9 got there firstest, but not necessarily with the mostest. So, even though Cas9 is currently king of the CRISPR gene modification hill, it may be pushed aside by the less familiar Cas12a, another CRISPR enzyme that is, according to scientists at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), more effective and precise.Various CRISPR systems are found in nature, where they help bacteria recognize and destroy viral infections. As these CRISPR systems came to be adap