A new control system for synthetic genes (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A new control system for synthetic genes

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Using an approach based on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have developed a new way to precisely control the amount of a particular protein that is produced in mammalian cells.

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Matthew Daniels

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