Editing the genome: Scientists unveil new tools for rewriting the code of life
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have unveiled genome-engineering technologies capable of fundamentally re-engineering genomes from the nucleotide to the megabase scale. Treating the chromosome as both an editable and an evolvable template, the researchers have demonstrated methods to rewrite a cell's genome through powerful new tools for biotechnology, energy and agriculture.