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Alternative CRISPR system could improve genome editing

Smaller enzyme may make process simpler and more exact.

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Ledford, H. Alternative CRISPR system could improve genome editing. Nature 526, 17 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18432

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