Can CRISPR help in the fight against parasitic worms?
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 30702425.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.44382 and PMC identifier 6355191.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
The first reports of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in flatworms could usher in a new era of research on these dangerous human parasites.
Medical subject headings
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Helminths