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RNA-targeting CRISPR comes of age

Cas13 can be harnessed for RNA knockdown and editing in mammalian cells, opening up a range of applications in RNA biology.

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Figure 1: Cas13 as a versatile tool in RNA research.

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Kim, V. RNA-targeting CRISPR comes of age. Nat Biotechnol 36, 44–45 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4054

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