We've already learned a number of techniques in biotechnology, but the CRISPR-Cas9 system is one of the most exciting. Inspired by the bacterial immune response to viruses, this site-specific gene editing technique won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which went to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. How did they develop this method? What can it be used for? Let's read the full story!

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