Helmholtz Institute WürzburgMar 28, 2023
Check out this CRISPR Medicine article highlighting the recent discovery of the #nuclease #Cas12a2, a new type of #CRISPR gene scissors. ✂️🧬
https://crisprmedicinenews.com/news/appetite-for-destruction-the-indiscriminate-nuclease-activity-of-cas12a2/
News: Appetite for Destruction: The Indiscriminate Nuclease Activity of Cas12a2 - CRISPR Medicine

Researchers from Utah State University and Germany’s Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research demonstrate that upon recognition of an RNA target, Cas12a2 cleaves all the other nucleic acids present, destroying the bacterial cell and preventing bacteriophage from replicating.

CRISPR Medicine
Zack ShureJan 22, 2023

„a new #CRISPR protein — #Cas12a2 — which they say is more like a genetic Swiss Army Knife than a pair of scissors“

https://www.freethink.com/science/crispr-cas12a2

New killer CRISPR system is unlike any scientists have seen

CRISPR-Cas12a2 — a system that causes cells to self-destruct — could lead to new cancer treatments, better diagnostic tests, and more.

Freethink Media