New CRISPR-Cas system with on-off switch cuts proteins (VIDEO)

Delft University of Technology

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Zoom in of the mechanism: The RNA binding (in blue) flips the switch of the CRISPR-Cas system (in green), which activates its cutting mechanism.

Credit

Dr. Chunyi Hu, Cornell University

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