CRISPR Flashcards by C. Christian Whitaker | Brainscape

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What does CRISPR stand for?

A

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

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What does CRISPR do?

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Permits the ability to edit genomes within living cells

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How can CRISPR be used for research?

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Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis
Treating HIV or malaria
Neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s
Gene silencing

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