In the study, the researchers noted that the faster response time and ability to be turned on and off repeatedly enables gene editing in a precisely-controlled manner. Researchers from A*STAR ’S Genome Institute of Singapore ( Singapore ) and Nanyang Technological University have successfully identified [UNK] , a new Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RNA ( CRISPR ) protein capable of more accurately altering the DNA of cells with minimal unintended modifications , one of the major problems with the traditional CRISPR - Cas1 gene - cutting method . Capable of being controlled by external chemical inputs , when induced with tamoxifen , researchers expect the protein to be able to specifically target breast cancer cells , with other chemical inductions potentially allowing mutated DNA to repair other diseased cells .
Researchers from A*STAR ’S Genome Institute of Singapore ( Singapore ) and Nanyang Technological University have successfully identified [UNK] , a new Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RNA ( CRISPR ) protein capable of more accurately altering the DNA of cells with minimal unintended modifications , one of the major problems with the traditional CRISPR - Cas1 gene - cutting method . Capable of being controlled by external chemical inputs , when induced with tamoxifen , researchers expect the protein to be able to specifically target breast cancer cells , with other chemical inductions potentially allowing mutated DNA to repair other diseased cells .