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CRISPR/Cas12a Multiplex Genome Editing of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the Creation of Yeast Pixel Art
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Genome engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using CRISPR-Cas systems.
James E DiCarlo1, Julie E Norville, Prashant Mali
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Nucleic Acids Research
|March 6, 2013
Summary
This study demonstrates the successful application of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome engineering in yeast. The system enables precise DNA modifications, significantly enhancing homologous recombination for gene editing applications.
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