The team discovered that the pattern of differences in genome organization between various individuals of the same species indicates that the bacteria transfer DNA, including whole genes, back and forth. (sciencedaily.com)
Using «homologous recombination,» CRISPR can also be used to insert new DNA sequences or even whole genes into the genome in a precise way. (scientificamerican.com)
«We think this conceptual framework could be used to study other diseases caused by mutations in proteins that serve as master regulators of whole gene networks.» (gladstone.org)