Edited DNA in stem cell nucleus (IMAGE)

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Edited DNA in stem cell nucleus

Caption

This shows the nucleus holding the DNA in a stem cell from the Berkeley mice. The green and red spots show the DNA that has been edited by this new stem cell-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease. These coloured dots illustrate abnormal gain or loss of DNA segments after editing.

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Image courtesy of the Weiss lab.

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