News: New Technique Uses Bacteria’s Own CRISPR-Cas System to Turn Off Genes

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Denis Jacob Machado

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Oct 28, 2014, 4:17:28 PM10/28/14
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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/
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