Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA
A bacterial enzyme that indiscriminately slashes DNA (artist’s illustration) has been harnessed to kill cancer cells. Credit: KTSDesign/Science…
Real-time molecular recorders expose the inner lives of cells
Illustration: The Project Twins Cells are poor storytellers. They live complex, eventful lives — dividing, migrating, responding to…
the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders
Brain cells (artificially coloured) can be infected by a virus carrying the apperatus to correct disease-causing mutations. Credit:…