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I wonder why I haven't heard about the efforts to design gene editing tools from scratch using protein design. So they will not "steal" some poor bacteria IP, b
by xvilka 6y ago
I wonder why I haven't heard about the efforts to design gene editing tools from scratch using protein design. So they will not "steal" some poor bacteria IP, but will build a customized tool based on the requirements. Hard problem? Absolutely. But it will pay out in the long-term, also will allow to improve these proteins over time.
- aurizon 6y agoThis exact scenario is now evolving in dozens of labs the world over to use the essence of the initial CRISPR mechanism in a new and superior(patentable) way to perform gene edits in the precise location with the precise new information required. It will end up better, but probably slower and surer.