CRISPR Technology: A Basic Introduction

CRISPR Editing Pen Illustration

New to CRISPR? Simply, it is an acronym which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.

CRISPR is a powerful and revolutionary technology that can be used to edit genes, which are the basic units of heredity in living organisms. Genes are made of DNA, a long molecule that contains the instructions for building and maintaining life. By editing genes, we can potentially change the traits and functions of cells, tissues, organs and even whole organisms.

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