RNA, as illustrated here, acts as a messenger to turn聽DNA into proteins Science Photo Library / Alamy
A method for altering RNA that works similarly to the CRISPR DNA-editing technique has proven effective in animal tests and could be a powerful new tool for doctors.
The approach, created by a team聽led by Prashant Mali at the聽University of California, San Diego, is inherently safer than CRISPR because it doesn鈥檛 alter the聽genome. What鈥檚 more, it could be used to temporarily alter gene expression, which could treat conditions such as chronic pain.
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