CRISPR, in ten years, is transforming how the body works and corrects itself. Sickle cell, lymphoma and other formerly impossible to stop conditions are learning anew - thanks to science like CRISPR.
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The system is not found in the drawers of the refrigerator, it is nothing less than a scientific wonder! For more than 10 years this bio-technological system has been gaining ground in the reprogramming of DNA to interfere with mutations. The mutations, heritable as many are, exist in the body leading to thousands of illnesses, cancers and diseases. With CRISPR (the article explains the acronym) lifelong diseases, terminal illness, and cancers appear to prevent premature deaths.
I'm aware that the word "re-programming" conjures up a bit of a scare, but it's jargon, more than reality, as I see it. In my non-scientific summary it is probably more accurate to say that CRISPR finds the bad stuff, pulls it out, and then supplants it with the corrective action needed - and a better working immune system fixes the problem. This is just cool....
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"CRISPR has the ability to find a specific spot in a strand of DNA and make a cut, add or swap a genetic "letter" or even a word." ~USA Today, Jan. 30, 2023
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Link Reference: https://news.yahoo.com/decade-crispr-gene-editing-revolution-100015757.html
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