Analysis of mutants in additional members of the gene family revealed that RIP2 and RIP9 are required
for efficient editing of many chloroplast C targets, while RIP3 and RIP8 control the editing of many mitochondrial transcripts.
Loaded gesicles can then be collected from the supernatant and added to target cells for
efficient editing with no footprint.
Lanner plans to continue attempting to edit the DNA in healthy human embryos until he
develops efficient editing techniques that will allow him to study the genes involved in early embryonic development.