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Locus co-founders open door to new CRISPR systems

A different type of CRISPR system that works in human cells creates new therapeutic opportunities

October 7, 2019 1:49 AM UTC

As most gene editing companies remain laser-focused on the well-studied CRISPR-Cas9 system marred in IP disputes, a new study from Locus co-founders shows that an entirely different type of CRISPR system can tune gene expression in eukaryotic cells.

The discovery opens the field to a potentially huge collection of new CRISPR systems, some of which could have technical benefits and all of which should have a less complicated patent landscape than their more established Cas9 counterpart. ...