Monkeys born with edited genes.

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  • Author(s): SAEY, TINA HESMAN
  • Source:
    Science News. 3/8/2014, Vol. 185 Issue 5, p7-7. 1/2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      RNA editing; KRA; PALINDROMIC DNA; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; BACTERIAL enzymes; MESSENGER RNA; EMBRYOLOGY
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a report in the January 30, 2014 issue of the journal "Cell" on the birth of two cynomolgus monkeys who had their genes edited using a gene-snipping tool that incorporates a bacterial enzyme called Cas9. Jiahao Sha of Nanjing Medical University in China, and colleagues used a technique, called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), injecting messenger RNA (mRNA) used to produce Cas9 into single-celled monkey embryos.