Researchers from Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Stanford have developed a cyanobacteria CRISPR - associated transposase ( CAST ) genome - editing platform that can insert large DNA sequences into a genome , enabling DNA introduction while reducing errors in the process . “For any situation where people want to insert DNA, CAST could be a much more attractive approach,” says Zhang. Research , along with agricultural and therapeutic applications , could be based on the platform . New genes could replace mutated DNA in conditions such as sickle cell disease , the researchers believe .
Researchers from Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Stanford have developed a cyanobacteria CRISPR - associated transposase ( CAST ) genome - editing platform that can insert large DNA sequences into a genome , enabling DNA introduction while reducing errors in the process . Research , along with agricultural and therapeutic applications , could be based on the platform . New genes could replace mutated DNA in conditions such as sickle cell disease , the researchers believe .