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CRISPR & Gene Editing
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- Immune system soldier recently edited by CRISPR to hunt down solid tumors. (5)
- Cowardly, or the single letter of DNA changed without breaking the whole strand. (4)
- Optimus leader, or the next-gen editing technique that performs a precise 'search and replace'. (5)
- Ran wildly without the start? It's the nucleic acid that guides the molecular scissors. (3)
- Drinking tube alongside a small fruit, turned white by 2026 CRISPR tweaks. (10)
- Organic movie? Actually, a stubborn bacterial layer UCSD's new CRISPR tool strips resistance from. (7)
- Variant of a gene that sounds like a chorus of slippery fish. (6)
- Radiant light, or the therapeutics company making precise single-letter DNA changes. (4)
Down
- Like a fire-breathing monster of myth, describes the synthetic RNA combining two natural parts. (8)
- Aussie city whose researchers found a way to activate genes without any DNA cuts in 2026. (6)
- Chemical tags atop DNA that researchers are now tweaking to turn fetal blood genes back on. (9)
- Mild spa treatment ruined? It's a circular DNA ring used for gene delivery. (7)
- Non-stick cooking spray, or the essential 3-letter sequence Cas9 needs to lock on. (3)
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