News: New Technique Uses Bacteria’s Own CRISPR-Cas System to Turn Off Genes
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Research from NC State shows how common immune systems in microbes can
be co-opted to turn different genes off at will. Engineered RNAs guide
the co-opted system to genes with matching sequences, blocking their
expression: http://news.ncsu.edu/2014/10/beisel-crispr-off-switch/