Helmholtz Institute WürzburgCheck 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/
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.