Science Talk

Genetic scissors from bacteria, a tool to slice and dice code of life

It can make precise changes to DNA, and has potential to cure diseases

French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier (far left) and US professor Jennifer Doudna at a painting exhibition by children about the genome in Oviedo, Spain, in 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 17, 2020, with the headline Genetic scissors from bacteria, a tool to slice and dice code of life. Subscribe