CRISPR
What it means: CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that acts like molecular "scissors". It can find a specific DNA sequence and cut it, allowing researchers to delete, replace, or modify genes with extreme ...
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De Novo Mutation
A de novo (Latin for "from new") mutation is a genetic change that occurs for the first time in a person, and it wasn't inherited from either parent. The parents' DNA is normal; the mutation appeared ...
Base Editing
Base editing is a precise gene-editing technique that changes a single DNA letter (like turning an A into a G) without cutting both strands of the DNA helix (which is how traditional CRISPR works). Th...