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What is CRISPR-Cas9 and How is it Used in Cancer Research?

What is CRISPR-Cas9 and How is it Used in Cancer Research?

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Fellows of the AACR Academy Emmanuelle Charpentier, PhD, and Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD, for their groundbreaking development of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system. This technology allows researchers to accurately delete, add, or modify specific regions of the genome and has proven to be valuable across various fields of research, including...