Scientists Discover Ancient Predecessor of CRISPR in Viruses
Scientists have discovered an ancient predecessor of the CRISPR gene-editing system hidden in viruses, named VIPR. This finding suggests that VIPR could be a new gene-editing tool, potentially expanding the current gene-editing toolkit. The discovery was reported by multiple sources including ThePrint, University of California Berkeley, The New York Times, and Phys.org.
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