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Expanding the genome editing toolbox

Scientists at Berkeley build a new Bay Bridge By Evan DeTurk Life Science Scientists at Berkeley build a new Bay Bridge Expanding the genome editing toolbox By Evan DeTurk Designs by Genevieve Han May 10, 2025 Early in 1998, biologists Andy Fire and Craig Mello published a paper with striking findings. By adding double-stranded RNA molecules into living cells, they were able to specifically and robustly inhibit genes of their choice. For much of the 20th century, RNA had been thought of as less important than DNA or proteins—the other molecules comprising the “central dogma” of molecular biolo

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