Scientists alter genes of innate immune cells
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
A UCLA research team has successfully used the powerful gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the DNA of mature innate immune cells, some of the body’s first responders to infections. These blood cells have been notoriously difficult to genetically engineer in the past. While the work was carried out in mice, the ability to modify the gene expression of these cells could […]