Sentences with phrase «efficient gene modification»

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With the advent of new, more efficient, and targeted gene - editing techniques such as CRISPR / Cas9, gene modifications can, in principle, be spread throughout a population of living organisms intentionally and quickly via a gene drive, circumventing traditional rules of inheritance and greatly increasing the odds that an altered gene spreads throughout a population.

Using microRNA to reprogram cells is a safer and more efficient way than using the more common gene - modification approach.