Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3d illustration of a Cas enzyme, part of the CRISPR system, cutting through a length of DNA. Scientists have unearthed 188 ...

Scientists have unearthed 188 previously unknown types of CRISPR systems buried in the genomes of simple microorganisms. Best known as a powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR actually comes from an ...

Microbial sequence databases contain a wealth of information about enzymes and other molecules that could be adapted for biotechnology. But these databases have grown so large in recent years that ...