CRISPR, the gene editing technique is quite famous with a lot of hype surrounding it. However, do you really understand how it works? Then again, who truly gets what it is among your peers? Today’s featured video is by the YouTube channel, Mayo Clinic, and is all about explaining the gene editing technology in a way that you are able to understand it!
The applications of gene editing technology, CRISPR, are many. They range from yielding better crops to eradicating cancer cells. However, not many are really sure about what it is and how it really works. Enter the informative video by Mayo Clinic that covers the gene editing technology in detail and provides an insightful working knowledge about it.
The YouTube video will outline how CRISPR is able to tinker with our DNA. The abbreviation CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. Yeah, we guess we are going to stick with calling it CRISPR.
This gene editing technology finds its applications at detecting anomalies in our DNA and usually fixing them. It is comprised of two elements; a guide RNA and the Cas9 protein. The Cas9 can cut the DNA, and the guide RNA is able to ascertain the sequence of DNA that has requires editing.
Check out the video by Mayo Clinic below to learn more about how the CRISPR works. Once you have seen the video, do let us know what you think of this amazing YouTube video by the YouTube channel.
