A new tool for genetically engineering the oldest branch of life
A new study has documented the use of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing in the third domain of life, Archaea, for the first time. Their groundbreaking work has the potential to vastly accelerate future studies of these organisms, with implications for research including global climate change. Ref. Source 4t.
This is all fascinating. To think they can possibly repair damaged genes to help a body recover or eliminate a certain disease can do some wondrous things in the name of science. Who knows what this can do for our future. Will we see the end of polio and other common diseases?